And yes you are correct, as it exists as a probability wave, it is not spinning. It does however have intrinsic angular momentum as seen in effects like Hydrogen Fine Structure, that behave exactly as though it were a ball spinning, with a set specific angular momentum. But don’t worry, the confusion is alleviated when you learn that it very definitely isn’t a ball spinning as it doesn’t have a singular spin but rather a super position of possible spin states. You can think of it like, for example, three parts spinning clockwise and one part spinning counter-clockwise.
It usually around this point that I am reminded that the universe does not owe my puny monkey brain a lick of sense.
Didn’t it say it wasn’t spinning?
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And yes you are correct, as it exists as a probability wave, it is not spinning. It does however have intrinsic angular momentum as seen in effects like Hydrogen Fine Structure, that behave exactly as though it were a ball spinning, with a set specific angular momentum. But don’t worry, the confusion is alleviated when you learn that it very definitely isn’t a ball spinning as it doesn’t have a singular spin but rather a super position of possible spin states. You can think of it like, for example, three parts spinning clockwise and one part spinning counter-clockwise.
It usually around this point that I am reminded that the universe does not owe my puny monkey brain a lick of sense.
I read an article that was arguing that the universe could be unknowable to our brains. That was real depressing
More like its so small the idea of spin doesn’t really mean anything.