Abstract
A particle of spin 1/2 has three basic properties:
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It bears an intrinsic vector property that does not depend upon space coordinates.
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This vector is an angular momentum (= spin) to be added to the orbital momentum of the particle.
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If one of the components of the spin is measured, the result can be only one of its two eigenvalues, +1/2h or -1/2h.
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Flügge, S. (1971). One-Body Problems. In: Practical Quantum Mechanics II. Die Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, vol 178. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65114-4_1
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