How Closed Space Breaks the Quantum Rules of Rotation ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Orbital angular momentum can take non-integer values in a closed universe"
If space loops back on itself, orbital angular momentum ceases to be quantized and can take any value.
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Quantum angular momentum—always strictly integer? It turns out, if space is closed like a donut, a continuous band of values appears, including √2. The effect is independent of size, and it can be searched for in the ancient light of the Big Bang.
🎯 For a long time, physicists believed that orbital angular momentum could only be integer, and half-integer values were characteristic only of spin—a particle's intrinsic rotation. The new discovery shows that the boundaries of space can mix these properties.