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Angular momentum of the physical electron

Quantum Physics · Submitted 19 Jan 2007

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The authors' main claim The angular momentum of the physical electron, modelled as a Dirac fermion coupled to the electromagnetic field, is found to be hbar/2, the same as that of a bare Dirac fermion and independent of the size of the electric charge.

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CitationA.M.Stewart. "Angular momentum of the physical electron." arXiv:quant-ph/0701136 (2007). https://pith.science/paper/HIDN56F5
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The angular momentum of the physical electron, modelled as a Dirac fermion coupled to the electromagnetic field, is found to be hbar/2, the same as that of a bare Dirac fermion and independent of the size of the electric charge.

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The angular momentum of the physical electron, modelled as a Dirac fermion coupled to the electromagnetic field, is found to be hbar/2, the same as that of a bare Dirac fermion and independent of the size of the electric charge.

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