Abstract

We have directly observed the sign reversal of the wave function of a fermion produced by its precession of 2π radians in a magnetic field using a neutron interferometer.Received 27 August 1975DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.1053©1975 American Physical Society

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PrecessionPhysicsLarmor precessionInterferometrySign (mathematics)NeutronMagnetic fieldPhase (matter)Field (mathematics)Condensed matter physicsNuclear physicsQuantum electrodynamicsOpticsQuantum mechanics

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1975
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Volume
35
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16
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1053-1055
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S. A. Werner, R. Colella, A. W. Overhauser et al. (1975). Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field. Physical Review Letters , 35 (16) , 1053-1055. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.35.1053

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10.1103/physrevlett.35.1053