THE PHENOMENON OF HALF-INTEGER SPIN, QUATERNIONS, AND PAULI MATRICES
In this paper the phenomenon of half-integer spin exemplification Paul AM Dirac made with a pair of scissors, an elastic cord and chair play. Four examples in which the same phenomenon appears and the algebraic structure of quaternions is related to one of the examples are described. Mathematical pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Revista de Matemática: Teoría y Aplicaciones |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/27749 |