What is the purpose of the Stern-Gerlach experiment and how does it measure the spin state of particles?
Sunday, 06 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
The Stern-Gerlach experiment is a fundamental experiment in quantum physics that was first conducted by Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach in 1922. The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the quantization of angular momentum and to measure the spin state of particles. In the Stern-Gerlach experiment, a beam of particles, typically silver atoms or