Consider a sequence of Stern\u2013Gerlach tests where an unpolarized beam<\/p>\n\n\n\n
passes through an SG<\/p>\n\n\n\n
z<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and subsequently through an SG<\/p>\n\n\n\n
x<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Clearly there are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
four possible outcomes: a screen placed at the end will show up 4 spots as in<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Figure 2.8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we place another SG<\/p>\n\n\n\n
z<\/p>\n\n\n\n
at the end, we expect eight possible outcomes as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in Figure 2.9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we now slowly turn o\ufb00 the middle SG<\/p>\n\n\n\n
x<\/p>\n\n\n\n
, we expect the x\u2212separation of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the beams to slowly reduce until they coalesce and we expect four outcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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