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Spin And Magnetic Moment

M. Goldman

Published Mar 28, 2001• 0 citations
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Abstract NMR deals solely with the motion of nuclear magnetic moments and their detection. In quantum mechanics, the nuclear magnetic moment is an operator proportional to another operator, called the spin. For a quantum description of NMR it is therefore essential to have a thorough knowledge of the properties of spin operators.
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10.1093/oso/9780198556527.003.0003

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