About this episode
The episode discusses the confusion surrounding the concept of electron spin and its historical context involving Pauli and two young physicists.
Pauli had a hard time trying to figure out what the fourth quantum number of the electron could represent. Although two young men later came up with the correct answer, he still couldn’t believe that electrons do have a “spin”. The name of this property is indeed misleading, which caused a lot of confusion, nearly scaring two impulsive but lucky boys to death. 前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动
People in this episode
Host: 虎风Tigerstorm
Topics covered
- quantum mechanics
- electron spin
- Pauli exclusion principle
- scientific confusion
- historical physics
Keywords
- quantum number
- electron
- spin
- Pauli
- quantum mechanics
- physics history
- scientific misunderstanding
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