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fredt17
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As I understand it, a relativistic reversal can occur in a Lorentz
boost. A particle's forward angular momentum can become backward
angular momentum, if the observer accelerates sufficiently. But the
particle and its angular momentum are unchanged. The only change
is in the observer’s frame of reference.
Could tunneling particles similarly reverse right/left angular
momentum from a change in the observer’s frame of reference?
The basis for this question is that a spinning object passing through
a surface twice reverses its apparent direction of spin, at least to an
observer on the surface.
Quantum tunneling maybe a result of quantum uncertainty, or
a wormhole, a loop, a tunnel, or some other mechanism. But this
reversal effect does not depend on the mechanism. This effect is
determined solely by the observer’s frame of reference.
This effect can be seen by poking a spinning pencil through a
folded sheet of paper. At one intersection with the paper,
the pencil will be spinning clockwise. At the other intersection, the
pencil will be spinning counter-clockwise, relative to the surface.
But there is only one pencil spinning in one direction. The apparent
direction of spin depends solely on which end of the tunnel (or wormhole
or other mechanism) the observer is looking at. It is purely a relativistic
effect.
So perhaps a Lorentz-boost-like relativistic reversal could occur in
tunneling particles. Has an experiment ever been conducted to test for
such an effect?
boost. A particle's forward angular momentum can become backward
angular momentum, if the observer accelerates sufficiently. But the
particle and its angular momentum are unchanged. The only change
is in the observer’s frame of reference.
Could tunneling particles similarly reverse right/left angular
momentum from a change in the observer’s frame of reference?
The basis for this question is that a spinning object passing through
a surface twice reverses its apparent direction of spin, at least to an
observer on the surface.
Quantum tunneling maybe a result of quantum uncertainty, or
a wormhole, a loop, a tunnel, or some other mechanism. But this
reversal effect does not depend on the mechanism. This effect is
determined solely by the observer’s frame of reference.
This effect can be seen by poking a spinning pencil through a
folded sheet of paper. At one intersection with the paper,
the pencil will be spinning clockwise. At the other intersection, the
pencil will be spinning counter-clockwise, relative to the surface.
But there is only one pencil spinning in one direction. The apparent
direction of spin depends solely on which end of the tunnel (or wormhole
or other mechanism) the observer is looking at. It is purely a relativistic
effect.
So perhaps a Lorentz-boost-like relativistic reversal could occur in
tunneling particles. Has an experiment ever been conducted to test for
such an effect?