Re: Stern-Gerlach Experiment2

Ali wrote:

> In Late Sakurai's " Modern Quantum Mechanics", in the description of
> Stern-Gerlach experiment, you read "Because the atom as a whole is very
> HEAVY, we expect that the CLASSICAL CONCEPT of trajectory can be
> legitimately applied, ... " (p.3) what is the relevance of "heaviness
> of atom" to classical concept of trajectory?
> regards,

The heavier a particle, the more closely resembles it trajectory that of
a coherent state, which is essentially classical. You might find my
discussion of the Stern-Gerlach experiment in my theoretical physics FAQ
at
http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/physics-faq.txt
illuminating.


Arnold Neumaier

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