Category Archives: Spin matrices

When China Rules the World

The title of the post can be found on Wikipedia with additional information. But this post is more personal. Indeed China rulez! Few weeks ago I received the following email: Quantum World-2017 Time: 16th-18th October, 2017 Place: Changsha, Hunan Province, … Continue reading

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Pauli, rotations and quaternions

In Nobody understands quantum mechanics, but spin is fun we met three Pauli matrices . They are kinda OK, but they are not quite fitting our purpose. Therefore I will replace them with another set of matrices, and I will … Continue reading

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Nobody understands quantum mechanics, but spin is fun

Let me start with a quote from Richard Feynman, “The Character of Physical Law“, The M.I.T. Press 1985, p. 129: … There was a time when the newspapers said that only twelve men understood the theory of relativity. I do … Continue reading

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