Talk:Landé g-factor
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According to two of the most standard quantum mechanics textbooks (Griffiths and Merzbacher), as well as most (though not quite all) publications I can find, the term "Landé g-factor" refers specifically to gJ, while the term "g factor" or "g value" refers to the more general case of any dimensionless factor in an equation for a magnetic moment.
Therefore, I wrote the article g factor on the more general topic of g factors, leaving in this article only the information on gJ. I will also put in a note warning that this usage is not quite universal.Steve 01:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
