In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:41:08 -0400: Hi, [snip] >On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 4:03 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I would much appreciate a reference to the measurement of the *magnetic >>>> moment* >>>> of *free* electrons. >>> >>> Isn't that how a cathode ray tube works? >> >> Have you ever put a permanent magnet in front of one? > >Without a magnetic moment, how do you scan the tube?
This is due to the fact that an electron undergoing translational motion creates a magnetic field. It isn't an indication that the electron is rotating on it's own axis, and thus has an intrinsic magnetic field. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
