Robin--
You stated:
IMO free electrons have no magnetic moment, because they have no "spin",
which
is not an intrinsic property of the electron, but rather a direct
consequence of
being bound to an atom.<<<<
Now I would say that is a departure from conventional thinking.
Can you further explain this conclusion? I would guess that you would say
that an electron has no intrinsic angular momentum as well as photons having
none.
Bob Cook
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Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [Vo]:Magnetic moment .vs motion as source of magnetic field
In reply to John Berry's message of Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:32:24 +1300:
Hi,
[snip]
IMO free electrons have no magnetic moment, because they have no "spin",
which
is not an intrinsic property of the electron, but rather a direct
consequence of
being bound to an atom.
I tend not to agree with the belief of the author, but he has some good
points
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/ElectronBeamMagneticField.pdf
Currently there are two explanations. One surely must be wrong.
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
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