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We analyze a Stern–Gerlach experiment from both a practical and a conceptual point of view. The experiment is performed on a monochromatic beam of neutrons crossing a region of strongly inhomogeneous magnetic field.
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This form violates Maxwell’s equation ∇⋅B = 0, but it simplifies the following calculation. With a little modification (e.g. B x = 0, B y = −b′y, B z = B 0 + b′z and B y ≪ B z over the region of space crossed by the neutron beam), one can settle this matter, and arrive at the same conclusions.
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Basdevant, JL., Dalibard, J. (2019). Analysis of a Stern–Gerlach Experiment. In: The Quantum Mechanics Solver. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13724-3_3
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