Exercises for
Single Measurements of Quantum-mechanical Spin-1/2 Systems

The curricular material uses the OSP Spins program to show the effect of measurement on an ensemble of spin-1/2 particles.  In the virtual experiment, a beam of spin-1/2 particles leaves an oven incident on one or multiple ideal analyzers (ideal Stern-Gerlach apparatus) the result of which is detected as a click on a detector.

Before performing these virtual experiments it is important to first look over the tutorial and the tutorial exercises.

Note: The exercises in this folder are organized in three separate subfolders corresponding to each of the three eigenstates considered:  |z+>, |x+>, and |y+>.  Each of these subfolders allows you to experiment (using the three different orientations of the ideal Stern-Gerlach apparatus) on beam (ensemble) of identically prepared particles each in  the same spin eigenstate.  Each subfolder corresponds to a different set of exercises. 

 

Navigate to the files within this directory to access the exercises and the simulations.