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I'm no physicist, of course. I had thought that 'spin' was metaphorical or analogous, like quarks' color and flavor, but Wikipedia asserts that it was original

I'm no physicist, of course. I had thought that 'spin' was metaphorical or analogous, like quarks' color and flavor, but Wikipedia asserts that it was originally considered to be rotation about an axis. So, I've no real clue. :)

rkagerer 9y ago
We need a new "explain it like I'm 5" guide to modern physics. Or at least, "like I'm not a mathematician".