Stern-Gerlach experiment en · PROPN
Etymology
After its conception by Otto Stern in 1921, the experiment was first successfully conducted with Walther Gerlach in early 1922.
Meanings
- (qualifier:quantum mechanics) An experiment demonstrating that the spatial orientation of angular momentum is quantized, and thus an atomic-scale system has intrinsically quantum properties.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Stern-Gerlach experiment | canonical | lexicographic |