Numerical modeling of the multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach experiment by Frisch and Segr\`e using co-quantum dynamics via the Schr\"odinger equation

Abstract

We use a theory termed co-quantum dynamics (CQD) to numerically model spin flip in the multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach (SG) experiment conducted by R. Frisch and E. Segr\`e. This experiment consists of two Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach apparatuses separated by an inner rotation chamber that varies the fraction of spin flip. To this day, quantum mechanical treatments inadequately predict the Frisch$\unicode{x2013}$Segr\`e experiment. Here, we account for electron-nuclear interactions according to CQD and solve the associated Schr\"odinger equation. Our simulation outcome agrees with the Frisch$\unicode{x2013}$Segr\`e experimental observation and supports CQD as a potential model for electron spin evolution and collapse.