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The Stern-Gerlach experiment was the first detection of quantum spin, except we didn't know it for 4 years. At the time, we didn't even know quantum spin was a thing. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-physics-misunderstood-this-experiment-for-years Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Spinors Explained: https://youtu.be/0rrh2yT_cNk Schrodinger's Equation: https://youtu.be/LFC2HsT6Bh4 What is Quantum Spin? https://youtu.be/sB1EPGmpzyg ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): https://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Joe K. Kim Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Medec Hurtz, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: A.C. S., Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Sheila Owen, William Hutchison Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Fabio Manzini, Ishay Oz, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Stern and Gerlach Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01326983 (German) https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11343 (English) Uhlenbeck and Goudsmit Story: https://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/history/Einstein_archive/Rowdy_Boeyink_website/images/Uhlenbeck.pdf https://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/history/spin/goudsmit.html ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrh2yT_cNk&lc=Ugw3urVFlOx_X14EZ9p4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrh2yT_cNk&lc=UgystTndcksGvhLY_ex4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrh2yT_cNk&lc=UgxKx4k3xXmiud7rl_R4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrh2yT_cNk&lc=Ugw_dgLBrFclWGqoqtN4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Portraits: https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A314011 https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A297626 https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A308604 https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A309676 ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 01:03 Angular Momentum 02:09 Stern-Gerlach Experiment 03:38 Experiment Results 04:55 Schrodinger Breaks Everything 07:01 Quantum Spin 08:01 Closing Thoughts 08:28 Supporter Shoutout 08:51 Featured Comment