The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Electron Spin, and Correlation Experiments

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written by David M. Harrison

This illustrated tutorial of the Stern-Gerlach experiment on "spin" also includes a discussion on correlation experiments. Links to flash simulations that illustrate the concepts are provided.

https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/Ster...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Quantum Physics - Quantum Experiments	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Tutorial - Audio/Visual = Image/Image Set = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1998 David M. Harrison
The work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Keywords:: Gerlach, Stern, filter, magnet, magnetic field, spin
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 22, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 12, 2006

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D. Harrison, (1998), WWW Document, (https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/SternGerlach.html).

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D. Harrison, The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Electron Spin, and Correlation Experiments (1998), <https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/SternGerlach.html>.

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Harrison, D. (2006, March 12). The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Electron Spin, and Correlation Experiments. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/SternGerlach.html

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Harrison, David. The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Electron Spin, and Correlation Experiments. March 12, 2006. https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/SternGerlach.html (accessed 18 April 2025).

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Harrison, David. The Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Electron Spin, and Correlation Experiments. 1998. 12 Mar. 2006. 18 Apr. 2025 <https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SternGerlach/SternGerlach.html>.

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