The spin degree of freedom is an intrinsically quantum-mechanical phenomenon, leading to both intriguing applications and unsolved fundamental issues (such as "where does the proton spin come from").
ISBN: | 9783540385905 |
Publication date: | 26th October 2006 |
Author: | Internationale Universitätswochen für Theoretische Physik, Walter Pötz, Jaroslav Fabian, U Hohenester |
Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 128 pages |
Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics |
Genres: |
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism Atomic and molecular physics Particle and high-energy physics |