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  2. Spin (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest models for electron spin imagined a rotating charged mass, but this model fails when examined in detail: the required space distribution does not match limits on the electron radius: the required rotation speed exceeds the speed of light. [4]

  3. Spin quantum number - Wikipedia

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    The atom would then be pulled toward or away from the stronger magnetic field a specific amount, depending on the value of the valence electron's spin. When the spin of the electron is ⁠+ + 1 / 2 ⁠ the atom moves away from the stronger field, and when the spin is ⁠− + 1 / 2 ⁠ the atom moves toward it. Thus the beam of silver atoms is ...

  4. Electron mobility - Wikipedia

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    The electron mobility is defined by the equation: =. where: E is the magnitude of the electric field applied to a material, v d is the magnitude of the electron drift velocity (in other words, the electron drift speed) caused by the electric field, and; μ e is the electron mobility.

  5. List of equations in quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The general form of wavefunction for a system of particles, each with position r i and z-component of spin s z i. Sums are over the discrete variable s z , integrals over continuous positions r . For clarity and brevity, the coordinates are collected into tuples, the indices label the particles (which cannot be done physically, but is ...

  6. Drift velocity - Wikipedia

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    The formula for evaluating the drift velocity of charge carriers in a material of constant cross-sectional area is given by: [1] u = j n q , {\displaystyle u={j \over nq},} where u is the drift velocity of electrons, j is the current density flowing through the material, n is the charge-carrier number density , and q is the charge on the charge ...

  7. Speed of electricity - Wikipedia

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    In general, an electron will propagate randomly in a conductor at the Fermi velocity. [5] Free electrons in a conductor follow a random path. Without the presence of an electric field, the electrons have no net velocity. When a DC voltage is applied, the electron drift velocity will increase in speed proportionally to the strength of the ...

  8. Quantization of the electromagnetic field - Wikipedia

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    The photon can be assigned a triplet spin with spin quantum number S = 1. This is similar to, say, the nuclear spin of the 14 N isotope, but with the important difference that the state with M S = 0 is zero, only the states with M S = ±1 are non-zero. Define spin operators:

  9. Fine structure - Wikipedia

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    The fine structure energy corrections can be obtained by using perturbation theory.To perform this calculation one must add three corrective terms to the Hamiltonian: the leading order relativistic correction to the kinetic energy, the correction due to the spin–orbit coupling, and the Darwin term coming from the quantum fluctuating motion or zitterbewegung of the electron.