Re: Do free particles have spin?

From: David Rutherford (drutherford_at_softcom.net)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:04:28 -0700

Gregory L. Hansen wrote:

> In article <VqmdnTu5IONwUcncRVn-oQ@softcom.net>,
> David Rutherford <drutherford@softcom.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Gregory. Do you know of any evidence in support of free charged
>>particle spin?
>
> Neutrons are my thing, not charged particles. But Google has quite a lot
> to say about "polarized electron beam".

I searched Google under "polarized electron beam" and none of the links
explained the difference between polarization and spin orientation. I
know that, for a photon, they're different things. Is a polarized
electron beam the same as a spin oriented electron beam? If so, how do
you know if you are measuring polarization or spin? 

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