Explore: Angular Momentum (nuclear Phys

Spin is an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles such as hadrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms

carries spin angular momentum, which is related to photon polarization. (Beams of light also exhibit properties described as orbital angular momentum of light)

shell model, the magnetic moment of a nucleon of total angular momentum j, orbital angular momentum l and spin s, is given by μ = ⟨ ( l , s ) , j , m j =

excited state that will change nuclear angular momentum in any given step by 0 or 1 quantum unit (ħ) of spin angular momentum. This change is necessary to

the strong nuclear force and total angular momentum, protons or neutrons with the same n tend to form pairs of opposite angular momentum. Therefore,

) The nuclear force is not simple, though, as it depends on the nucleon spins, has a tensor component, and may depend on the relative momentum of the

mechanics, the angular momentum operator is one of several related operators analogous to classical angular momentum. The angular momentum operator plays

and the angular momentum. The angular momentum vector J → {\displaystyle {\vec {J}}} precesses about the external field axis with an angular frequency

Angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum. It is an important physical

Quantum mechanical properties of the electron include an intrinsic angular momentum (spin) of half the reduced Planck constant, i.e. ⁠ħ/2⁠. Being fermions