Can Electrons Change Spin Sign?

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Hi,

Is it possible for an electron to change the sign of its spin (under some interaction)?

i saw that some of the calculations in the Ising model assumes that the electron is changing its spin sign if it reduce the energy of interaction with its neighbors


Thanks,
Ori.
 
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o_neg said:
Hi,

Is it possible for an electron to change the sign of its spin (under some interaction)?

i saw that some of the calculations in the Ising model assumes that the electron is changing its spin sign if it reduce the energy of interaction with its neighbors


Thanks,
Ori.
The spin of the electron is always 1/2. What can change is a component of the spin along some axis. For example, the z component of the spin can change from -1/2 to 1/2 or vice versa through interactions.
 
nrqed said:
The spin of the electron is always 1/2. What can change is a component of the spin along some axis. For example, the z component of the spin can change from -1/2 to 1/2 or vice versa through interactions.

Thats make more sense to me , Thanks.
 
I agree with nrged + Probability of getting 1/2 or -1/2 at the time of continuous measurement is 1/2 . I mean 50-50 :)
 
SuperStringboy said:
I agree with nrged + Probability of getting 1/2 or -1/2 at the time of continuous measurement is 1/2 . I mean 50-50 :)

That'd depend entirely on the system.
 
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