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vaart
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I have a question about the Zeeman effect and pertubation theory. I read in Griffiths that with the strong Zeeman effect the total angular momentum is not conserved but Lz and Sz are. I don't really understand why this is in a physical sense, because I thought that angularmomentum always was conserved. What makes it more confusing is that I didn't expect that Lz and Sz are conserved compared with the unpertubated system, because the magnetic field lies along the z-axis so I expected an increase in Lz and Sz.
Could someone please help me with this faulty physical picture?
Thanks,
Vaart
Could someone please help me with this faulty physical picture?
Thanks,
Vaart