Published November 2011
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Journal article
Uncertainty principle in Larmor clock
Description
It is well known that the spin operators of a quantum particle must obey uncertainty relations. We use the uncertainty principle to study the Larmor clock. To avoid breaking the uncertainty principle, Larmor time can be defined as the ratio of the phase difference between a spin-up particle and a spin-down particle to the corresponding Larmor frequency. The connection between the dwell time and the Larmor time has also been confirmed. Moreover, the results show that the behavior of the Larmor time depends on the height and width of the barrier. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Chinese Physics. C, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Journal Page Range
- p. 992-996
- ISSN
- 1674-1137
INIS
- Country of Publication
- China
- Country of Input or Organization
- China
- INIS RN
- 45081221
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIFFUSION BARRIERS; HEIGHT; JOINTS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTICLES; QUANTUM STATES; SPIN; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; VENTILATION BARRIERS; WIDTH
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIMENSIONS; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 3 figs., 22 refs.