The Electron Spin. Entangled States
Ana Marı́a Cetto, Luis de la Peña
Chapter 14 is entirely devoted to the electron spin and an introduction to quantum entanglement. The first part deals with the groundbreaking discovery of spin, its introduction into quantum formalism, and some of its most important effects on atomic spectra, notably the anomalous Zeeman effect. Historically, spin has been considered as an angular momentum that particles can have by the mere fact of their existence, which is called "intrinsic" and does not require any explanation. To address this shortcoming, Section 4 presents a possible explanation for the origin of electron spin as a result of its interaction with the vacuum field. Section 5 introduces the entangled system of two particles with spin, which provides an opportunity to discuss, necessarily schematically, the Schrödinger cat and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen thought experiment, as well as the Bell inequalities.
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