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pivoxa15
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The books said that total magnetic moment of an electron is spin + orbital magnetic moment.
But is the orbital magnetic moment realistic quantum mechanically? I thought electrons dosen't have a trajectory. The Stern Garlach experiment showed that silver atoms only split into two paths after being in a magnetic field. But if orbital magnetic moment was also present then shouldn't there be less distinction in that the paths may have been more spread out or random.
But is the orbital magnetic moment realistic quantum mechanically? I thought electrons dosen't have a trajectory. The Stern Garlach experiment showed that silver atoms only split into two paths after being in a magnetic field. But if orbital magnetic moment was also present then shouldn't there be less distinction in that the paths may have been more spread out or random.