What is Quantum Spin?

Small particles like protons, neutrons, and electrons are often shown to be spinning on an axis like a planet, but this simply cannot be the case. Quantum mechanical spin is actually an intrinsic property like charge, so how does that work?
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[ScienceAsylum]

*Minor Correction:* The arrow diagrams beginning at 3:46 show several arrows attached to the particle. However, if we measure up and down (along the z-axis) for example, that does _not specifically_ determine the other two direction (x-axis or y-axis) as shown. Those other two axes (x and y) could point in _any_ direction in the plane perpendicular to the measured direction (z). That means there are an infinite number of arrows in the diagram. Imagine all those diagrams spun _really_ fast around the measured axis, such that the arrows blur into a cone shape. That would be a better representation.

[bjbboy]

I seen many other videos on quantum spin so I knew that the electrons don't actually spin. But, this was the first time I've heard the argument that they can't be spinning is because there outer edge would have to be moving faster than the speed of light. Very interesting!

[harrydaniel]

i see why Einstein rejected quantum mechanics initially; it seems that the reality is more strange than the fiction

[TerranIV]

I still don't quite understand spin, but at least now I know why it's not ACTUALLY spinning! Thank you, thank you, thank you! This has been driving me crazy! :)

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Subscribed. You're the first person to explain spin in something approaching understandability. (It's okay. If they can make up words like spin I can make up words like understandability. At least my words mean what they say.)

[hoggif]

This is a great video. It really took me a while to really understand what spin is. This is one of the rare videos telling about intrinsic property.
Most often it is described "like it is spinning but it is not really" that really does not help about an insight. Most seem to talk about rotating charges too. Almost nobody seems to mention neutral particles like neutrons. Well done!

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Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics goes through this experiment too, and it's really well done. Wonderful video!

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