Thursday, April 21, 2016

quantum mechanics - Why, for a spin-½ particle, are the possible outcomes of measuring spin projection along any direction the same?


If one measures the projection of spin of a spin half particle along the $x$ axis one will always get $\pm\tfrac12\hbar$.


Measuring it along the $y$ axis one will always get $\pm\tfrac12\hbar$.


Measuring it along the $z$ axis one will always get $\pm\tfrac12\hbar$.


Measuring it along "any" axis one will always get $\pm\tfrac12\hbar$.


Why are the possible outcomes the same in all directions?





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