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Potential energy in magnetic field
• In an external magnetic field, the potential
energy is:
B
pot
E
B
2
1
Bm
I
g g
pot
E
B
B
2
1
g
B
1
g
→ Two energy states are possible
•
Zeeman effect
2
Pieter Zeeman