Published June 1987 | Version v1
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Theory of the Stern-Gerlach apparatus

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Description

The authors present, in various limits, analytical expressions for the center-of-mass wave function of a spin-1/2 atom as it is deflected by a Stern-Gerlach apparatus

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Found. Phys.
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
6
Series
Found. Phys.
Journal Page Range
575-583
ISSN
0015-9018
CODEN
FNDPA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19014575
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMS; CENTER-OF-MASS SYSTEM; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HAMILTONIANS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE MODELS; PHASE SPACE; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPIN; STERN-GERLACH EXPERIMENT; TRAJECTORIES; WAVE FUNCTIONS; WAVE PACKETS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BEAMS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE