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The self-orientation of the spin of an ultrarelativistic electron in an external axisymmetric focusing electrostatic field is investigated qualitatively. The conditions under which a collective phenomenon of this kind occurs and its nature are clarified
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 14–17, February, 1991.
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Kisel', V.V. Behavior of electron spin in an external axisymmetric electrostatic field. Soviet Physics Journal 34, 99–101 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00940943
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