Spin-orbit pendulum: the microscopic Stern-Gerlach effect
Rozmej, P, Arvieu, R · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 1995
The motion of a particle with a spin in spherical harmonic oscillator potential with spin-orbit interaction is studied. We have focus our attention on spatial motion of wave packets, giving a description complementary to motion of spin discussed already in [1]. The particular initial conditions studied here lead to the most transparent formulas and can be treated analytically. A strong analogy with the Stern-Gerlach experiment is suggested