2006-10-29 02:55:45 · 3 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Spin is a vestige of a particle's wave nature. If a particle is at it's lowest energy level, that residual spin is characteristic of that type of particle.
2006-10-29 07:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by BCC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Spin' doesn't mean that the particles are actually turning on their axis like little tops. It's merely a name given to one of the characteristics of a particle. Just like 'mass' or 'charge'.
I guess the best answer would be, "Because that's the way the Great Spirit made it." âº
Doug
2006-10-29 11:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think nobody knows..because the spin is a contruction of the hman mind to explian certain anomalies present in the first atomical theories...to explain the Stern-Gerlach Experiment.
2006-10-29 11:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Juan D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋