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RandallB
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Nuclear particle “SPIN” always comes in half units 2, 3/2, 0, even -1/2.
It’s an odd measure; not the rotation of a particle as if it were spinning through space in the same manner as Earth spins as it rotates once a day.
But, named spin because it’s measuring a “quality” or “attribute” of a particle that seems like a rotation; or measure of angular momentum .
Now the question is – along with the ability to detect spin or angular momentum has anyone ever measured something they’d described as (or claimed as) spin rate or frequency of that spin (or angular speed of the angular momentum)?
If so, I’d guess that “rate” to be the same regardless of the spin number including 0 spin.
If anyone’s ever seen something described like that, I’d appreciate a reference source.
RB
It’s an odd measure; not the rotation of a particle as if it were spinning through space in the same manner as Earth spins as it rotates once a day.
But, named spin because it’s measuring a “quality” or “attribute” of a particle that seems like a rotation; or measure of angular momentum .
Now the question is – along with the ability to detect spin or angular momentum has anyone ever measured something they’d described as (or claimed as) spin rate or frequency of that spin (or angular speed of the angular momentum)?
If so, I’d guess that “rate” to be the same regardless of the spin number including 0 spin.
If anyone’s ever seen something described like that, I’d appreciate a reference source.
RB