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Spin correlation in stochastic mechanics

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Stochastic mechanics may be used to described the spin of atomic particles. The spin variables have the same expectations as in quantum mechanics, but not the same distributions. They play the role of hidden variables that influence, but do not determine, the results of Stern-Gerlach experiments involving magnets. During the course of such an experiment spin becomes correlated with position. The case of two particles with zero total spin occurs in Bohm's version of the Einstein-Rosen-Podolsky experiment.

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  1. William G. Faris

    Present address: Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, Arizona

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. MCS-8002945.

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Faris, W.G. Spin correlation in stochastic mechanics. Found Phys 12, 1–26 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00726872

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