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Angular Momentum Quantization

Angular Momentum Quantization is the quantum mechanical principle that the magnitude and direction of angular momentum of a physical system can only take on discrete, quantized values, distinguishing it from classical angular momentum by its intrinsic discretization governed by Planck’s constant and quantum numbers.

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2017–2026

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Space Quantization in a Gyrating Magnetic Field

I. I. Rabi · Physical Review · 1937 · 1.8K citations

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Magnetic Flux, Angular Momentum, and Statistics

Frank Wilczek · Physical Review Letters · 1982 · 1.3K citations

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Light’s Orbital Angular Momentum

Miles J. Padgett, Johannes Courtial, L.J. Allen · Physics Today · 2004 · 720 citations

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Management of the Angular Momentum of Light: Preparation of Photons in Multidimensional Vector States of Angular Momentum

Gabriel Molina‐Terriza, Juan P. Torres, Lluís Torner · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 670 citations · Full text

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Path-memory induced quantization of classical orbits

Emmanuel Fort, Antonin Eddi, Arezki Boudaoud et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 219 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. EN
    Eleonora Nagali

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    2 publications · 87 citations

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  2. FS
    Fabio Sciarrino

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    2 publications · 87 citations

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  3. PO
    Paweł O. Mazur

    University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 220 citations

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  4. JR
    Jan R. R. Verlet

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  5. HH
    Helen H. Fielding

    University College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 57 citations

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Institutions

173

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    624 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    183 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    260 citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    102 citations

  7. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

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  1. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 19 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Physical Review

    7 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Physical Review A

    PRA · 7 publications · 429 citations

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  4. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    5 publications · 307 citations

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  5. Annals of Physics

    4 publications · 203 citations

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