electron spin
Intrinsic angular momentum
Electron spin is a quantum mechanical property of electrons, an intrinsic angular momentum that exists independent of any actual rotation.
Despite the name, electrons don't spin like tops—the term is a metaphor for a property that has no classical equivalent.
Spin comes in two states, often called "up" and "down," which determine how electrons pair in atomic orbitals and underlie magnetic properties of materials.
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- gyromagnetic ratioMagnetism per unit spin
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- fermionHalf-integer spin particle
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
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