Sounds a bit like a new type of fermion http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/materials/exotic-particles -could-lead-to-faster-electronics
-----Original Message----- From: mix...@bigpond.com In reply to Eric Walker's message of Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:58:49 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Now I wonder whether it would be possible to conserve spin with the >appropriate selection of electrons: > > -1/2 + 1/2 + -1/2 + 1/2 + ... + 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 > >Each electron will in turn emit a photon, which is again angular >momentum n=1, so I'm not sure how that factors in as a consideration. > >It seems improbable to me that there would be two [dd]* resonances with >antiparallel spin underway at the same time. This is an interesting idea, but again the question arises, why doesn't this happen with normal decay reactions? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html