Carousel methaphor

[Alexander Smeets]

One way to mimic contributions to the hyperfine fields can be to put the magnetometer in the middle of the carousel, as we would want to know the magnetic field that acts on the nucleus. We can put the child on the carousel while letting it hold the electric ball first. This moving electric charge would induce a magnetic field that is similar to the one induced by the moving electron. Afterwards, we can let the child hold the bar magnet in order to recreate the magnetic field caused by the spin of the electron. Finally, we can let the child hold both of the objects to measure the interaction magnetic fields in the nucleus.

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