Sunday 18 January 2015

optics - Photon spin and total angular momentun


I'm studying the photon spin and I assume that the angular momentum of spin is equal to 1 (from QED). In my book it's written, related to photons, that it doesn't make sense distinguishing between spin and angular momentum. Can you explain me why?




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