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Spin Physics

Spin Physics is a theoretical framework within quantum mechanics that specifically describes the intrinsic angular momentum of elementary particles and their associated magnetic moments, distinguishing it from classical rotational motion by its purely quantum-mechanical, non-orbital nature.

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Publications

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On the general theory of collisions for particles with spin

M. Jacob, G. C. Wick · Annals of Physics · 1959 · 2.2K citations

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Quantum Mechanics of Fractional-Spin Particles

Frank Wilczek · Physical Review Letters · 1982 · 1.7K citations

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Magnetic Flux, Angular Momentum, and Statistics

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

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Nobel Lecture: Origin, development, and future of spintronics

A. Fert · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2008 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Precession of the Polarization of Particles Moving in a Homogeneous Electromagnetic Field

V. Bargmann, Louis Michel, V. L. Telegdi · Physical Review Letters · 1959 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

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  1. AJ
    Alexander J. Silenko

    Belarusian State University, Belarus

    9 publications · 580 citations

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  2. OT
    Oleg Teryaev

    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

    8 publications · 511 citations

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  3. SM
    Sadamichi Maekawa

    Tohoku University, Japan

    6 publications · 410 citations

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  4. KY
    Konstantin Y. Bliokh

    University of Michigan, United States

    6 publications · 944 citations

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  5. FW
    Frank Wilczek

    Institute for Advanced Study, United States

    6 publications · 3.9K citations

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Institutions

847

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    127 publications

    9.9K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    20 h-index

    42 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    49 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

    Dubna, Russia

    15 h-index

    53 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    14 h-index

    37 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    6.1K citations

  8. Institute of Physics

    Warsaw, Poland

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 67 publications · 10.7K citations

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  2. Annual Review of Nuclear Science

    34 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. Journal of High Energy Physics

    JHEP · 32 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Physics Letters B

    39 publications · 1.6K citations

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