Stern - Gerlach Experiment

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Demo Title: Stern - Gerlach Experiment

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References:

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  • Preben Alstrom, Poul Hjorth, Richard Mattuck, "Paradox in the Classical Treatment of the Stern-Gerlach Experiment", AJP, Vol. 50, # 8, p. 697, Aug. 1982.  
  • Melvin D. Daybell, "The New Mexico State University Stern-Gerlach Apparatus", AJP, Vol. 35, # 7, July 1967, p. 637.
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