SPIN PRECESSION OF A CLASSICAL PARTICLE
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4069178
A discussion is presented of the equation of motion for the intrinsic angular momentum of a classical particle in a homogeneous external electromagnetic field. The antisymmetric tensor representation is first adopted for the intrinsic angular momentum, and tben the most general equation of motion which is consistent with a set of reasonable restrictions is written. The resulting equation is essentially identical with that of Frenkel. The discussion is then repeated using a four-vector representation to show the equivalence of the two approaches. The derived general equation of motion is used to obtain an explicit expression for the angular velocity of precession of the intrinsic spin. (J.R.D.)
- Research Organization:
- Michigan. Univ., Ann Arbor
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-012414
- OSTI ID:
- 4069178
- Report Number(s):
- NP-9824
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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