The discussion revolves around finding video footage of the Stern-Gerlach experiment, with participants sharing resources and expressing their thoughts on the availability and nature of such content. The scope includes inquiries about educational resources and visual representations of experimental physics.
Participants generally agree on the scarcity of video footage of the Stern-Gerlach experiment, but there is no consensus on the value or excitement of the available resources, as opinions vary on the interest level of pictures versus videos.
Limitations include the lack of direct video resources and the subjective nature of what constitutes an interesting representation of the experiment.
mesa said:I am trying to find video of a Stern Gerlach experiment under way, does anyone know of a website that would have something like this available?
bp_psy said:The only thing that I could find some pictures of a SG apparatus.
http://www.phywe.com/1396/Campus/Info-Center/University-Laboratory-Experiments/Stern-Gerlach-Experiment.htm
http://www.phywe.com/461/pid/3092/Stern-Gerlach-apparatus.htm
I guess a movie of the experiment under way would be as exciting as looking at those pictures. I would expect there isn't much interesting stuff to see until you get your data.
DiracPool said:Well, it's not "under way," but I like this guys lecture on Stern-Gerlach. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M4IyF59i-k