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Stern-Gerlach experiment

Stern-Gerlach experiment proper noun: an experiment demonstrating that the spatial orientation of angular momentum is quantized, and thus an atomic-scale system has intrinsically quantum properties.

Proper noun

the Stern-Gerlach experiment

  1. (quantum mechanics) An experiment demonstrating that the spatial orientation of angular momentum is quantized, and thus an atomic-scale system has intrinsically quantum properties.

Origin of Stern-Gerlach experiment

After its conception by Otto Stern in 1921, the experiment was first successfully conducted with Walther Gerlach in early 1922.

Questions about Stern-Gerlach experiment

What does Stern-Gerlach experiment mean?
Stern-Gerlach experiment means an experiment demonstrating that the spatial orientation of angular momentum is quantized, and thus an atomic-scale system has intrinsically quantum properties.
What part of speech is Stern-Gerlach experiment?
Stern-Gerlach experiment is a proper noun.

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