In reply to [email protected]'s message of Tue, 22 May 2012 23:08:53 -0400 (EDT): Hi, [snip] >Its an old experiment. Stern and Gerlich.
IIRC that deals with Silver ions, not free electrons. > > >Frank > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mixent <[email protected]> >To: vortex-l <[email protected]> >Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 11:06 pm >Subject: Re: [Vo]:This is how a 1 dimensional nanowire stores charge. > > >In reply to Axil Axil's message of Tue, 22 May 2012 22:33:09 -0400: >Hi, >[snip] >>Many delocalized electrons would orbit the diameter of the nano-tube in a >>cooper paired counter rotational spin up spin down couplet. The electron >>motion would be superconductive and the total excess charge would be >>proportional to the length of the nanotube. >> >I'm not sure that free electrons even have spin. >Consider the following and show me where I'm wrong. :) > >Draw an ellipse on a piece of paper. >Cut it out. >Stick a pin through one of the foci. > >The ellipse as a whole can be rotated about the pin. This is "l" (quantum >number). > >The movement of the electron around the circumference of the ellipse is "s". > >No closed orbit -> no "s". > >If someone can find a reference to paper that shows the spin of free electrons >(i.e. not attached to atoms), I'd love to see it. :) > >Regards, > >Robin van Spaandonk > >http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > > > Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
