Definition:Intrinsic Angular Momentum

Physical Property

Let $P$ be an elementary particle.

The intrinsic angular momentum of $P$ is the angular momentum of $P$ with respect to its own axis of rotation.

Also known as

Intrinsic angular momentum is also known as spin angular momentum, or just spin.

Also see

• Definition:Orbital Angular Momentum

• Results about intrinsic angular momentum can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular momentum (moment of momentum)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular momentum (moment of momentum)