Astronomy Cast Ep. 374: Stern-Gerlach Experiment

By Fraser Cain - April 20, 2015 02:52 PM UTC | Physics

In the world of quantum mechanics, particles behave in discreet ways. One breakthrough experiment was the Stern-Gerlach Experiment, performed in 1922. They passed silver atoms through a magnetic field and watched how the spin of the atoms caused the particles to deflect in a very specific way.

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