The Spinning Nucleus in a Magnetic Field: A Source of Classroom Problems

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The object of this paper is to call to the attention of those teaching quantum mechanics several of the problems arising from the behavior of nuclei possessing a magnetic moment in an external magnetic field. These problems are simple enough to serve as student exercises. They are presented both from the classical and quantum-mechanical points of view, and this is particularly instructive in connection with the problems considered because both techniques of calculation lead to the same answers, but the results in spite of formal similarity are to be interpreted quite differently. This provides the teacher with an excellent opportunity to discuss the conceptual differences of the old and new mechanics.

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