swansont Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 What does the spin like 1/2 1 etc stand for ? of what ? The projection of the angular momentum on a chosen axis, in terms of [math]\hbar[/math]. i.e. an electron's spin along a particular axis is always [math]\hbar/2[/math] in magnitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek w Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Is spin anything to do with the center of mass and center of charge not being at the same point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Is spin anything to do with the center of mass and center of charge not being at the same point? No. Electrons are (modelled as and appear to be) point particles of zero size. Spin is not rotation (the name is rather misleading, but it has the same units as angular momentum). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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