Definition:Intrinsic Angular Momentum
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Physical Property
Let $P$ be an elementary particle.
The intrinsic angular momentum of $P$ is the angular momentum of $P$ with respect to its own axis of rotation.
Also known as
Intrinsic angular momentum is also known as spin angular momentum, or just spin.
Also see
- Results about intrinsic angular momentum can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular momentum (moment of momentum)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular momentum (moment of momentum)