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spin up and spin down/paramagnetism & diamagnetism

granpa
in Quantum Theory

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spin up and spin down. which corresponds to paramagnetism and which to diamagnetism. and is there a more intuitive way to refer to the spin state of an electron than 'up' or 'down'?

Parallel and anti-parallel to the external field.

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Parallel and anti-parallel to the external field.

yes. thats an improvement but its still misleading. the electron wants to point its axis either parallel or antiparallel to the external field but at any given time it can actually be pointing in any direction.

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