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Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics

Spin precession and dynamics of coupled spins

G. W. Parker

Published Dec 1, 1973• 0 citations
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Abstract

A counter example is given to a recently proposed theorem which asserts that individual axes of quantitization of coupled spins in an external magnetic field precess according to classical equations of motion.
DOI
10.1088/0022-3700/6/12/001

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