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Observability of 2π rotations: A proposed experiment

A. G. Klein, G. I. Opat

Published Feb 1, 1975• 31 citations

Abstract

Rotations by $2\ensuremath{\pi}$ radians of spin-\textonehalf{} systems are predicted to give rise to factors of -1 in the wave function. We propose an experiment involving Fresnel diffraction of thermal neutrons to test this proposition.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.11.523

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Observability of 2π rotations: A proposed experiment

A. G. Klein, G. I. Opat

Published Feb 1, 1975• 31 citations

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Abstract

Rotations by

2\ensuremath{\pi}

radians of spin-\textonehalf{} systems are predicted to give rise to factors of -1 in the wave function. We propose an experiment involving Fresnel diffraction of thermal neutrons to test this proposition.