Kramers' theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A theorem stating that, for every energy eigenstate of a time-reversal symmetric system with half-integer total spin, there is another eigenstate with the same energy related by time-reversal. In other words, the degeneracy of every energy level is an even number if it has half-integer spin.

Word forms

Kramers' theorem

Etymology

Named after Dutch physicist H. A. Kramers.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.