How Does an Electric Field Affect Magnetic Dipole Direction?

[harjot singh]

magnetism and electrcity!

according to me as i think that when an electric field is created by creating a potential difference ,the force from the electric field changes the direction of spin maybe due to which the opposite effects takes place from magnetic field because magneticdipole becomes opposite.that's why,please explain me my problem here

 

[Vanadium 50]

Your problem is that what you have written is incomprehensible.

 

[adjacent]

according to me as i think that when an electric field is created by creating a potential difference ,the force from the electric field changes the direction of spin maybe due to which the opposite effects takes place from magnetic field because magneticdipole becomes opposite.that's why,please explain me my problem here

Only you know what's your problem.How will I know what is in your mind.What's your question?

 

[Jewish_Vulcan]

If you want to learn more about electric fields and electricity I suggest the old 1940s-50s documentaries. I think you are talking about how transformers turn dc into ac.

 

[harjot singh]

But please consider my point even,i am saying that, "cant it happen like this that electric field could change the spin of electron moving in that particular direction due to their force" ?

 

[Naty1]

Does this help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern-Gerlach_experiment

 

[Naty1]

or try here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(physics )
maybe this is what you are asking??

The value of spin for an elementary particle depends only on the type of particle, and cannot be altered in any known way (in contrast to the spin direction described below).

edit: Harjot, you are aware 'SPIN" is a magnetic phenomenon, right, not electrical [not like charge] ? That's why in the MRI article, for example, they discuss a magnetic field rather than an electric field.

 

[Vanadium 50]

I doubt that guessing what harjot singh means will get us very far. Let him explain it, please.

 

[harjot singh]

I was talking about the direction of spin and not the value.Very sorry for misconception and is direction of spin changes?otherwise please explain me,"how by changing electric field direction,the magnetic field direction i.e magnetic dipole also changes"? because if we are putting simply that due to change in electric field direction,the magnetic field direction also change,but it has to affect the electron's spin direction by any means and then only it can change magnetic field ...? but if i am wrong please do correct me!

Regards
Harjot Singh

 

[mfb]

In general, electric fields don't (have to) influence the direction of electron spins, or the direction of magnetic fields. If you have some specific experiment in mind, please tell us which one.

 

[Jilang]

Maybe what is being asked is whether the magnetic field itself is sufficiently strong to orientate the spins along that axis? My understanding is that it's not strong enough to do that but only causes a precession about that axis.. is that correct?

 

[Vanadium 50]

I doubt that guessing what harjot singh means will get us very far. Let him explain it, please.

 

[harjot singh]

Maybe what is being asked is whether the magnetic field itself is sufficiently strong to orientate the spins along that axis? My understanding is that it's not strong enough to do that but only causes a precession about that axis.. is that correct?

Actually Jilang is correct to a certain point,what i was actually making in my question was that are those electric fields can provide the electron (moving towards them) enough "energy" that it can flip its spin direction ?