Re: Angular momentum and magnetic field

jonathanthio@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Say you have a proton and anti proton that moves at the same speed
> toward each other say at 1km/s. Say their path do not make them
> collide. Say their path is separated by 1 m spread.
>
> There are 2 forces. The electrical forces will attract the proton and
> anti proton together.
>
> Then there is this nice magnetic force. It'll attract the 2 particles
> toward the other's path.
>
> Now, the magnetic force doesn't seem to obey conservation of angular
> momentum?
>
> Am I wrong here?

You are wrong. Are you diddling a singlet or triplet state of the
magnetic field?

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