What is the spin of a particle?
In: Physics
“Spin” is the name given to a specific kind of inherent angular momentum in a particle that can take on discreet directions depending on the particle.
It doesn’t make lots of sense because there isn’t really any macroscopic counterpart.
As a note, you can take Quantum Mechanics classes, know all the properties of spin, use it to solve the wavefunction of the particle, and still not know “what” spin is.
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