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Also, as we look at the Hopf Button representation of the
electron [See Fig.4], we notice that as it spins, one of the
tunnels passes behind the other (from our perspective). If we
"see" the spin-down state with its tunnel, the tunnel belonging
to the spin-up state passes behind the spin-down tunnel, opposed
at 45 degrees. From our graphs you will notice that TIME is
guiding and flowing through these tunnels. The "time line" has a
peculiar "figure-8" configuration as it completes the circuit.
This means, then, that in the spin-down state, the "time-line" of
that tunnel crosses in front of the "time-line" of the spin-up
tunnel. As the electron continues to rotate around and we
perceive the spin-up state, again the "time-line" is in front of
its counterpart even though the spin state is reversed! This
then, is what gives us the impression that there is only one
tunnel, and that the spin state is flipping up and down as it
rotates, when in actuality we are seeing first one and then the
other. [See Fig.11]
Hopf Button Spin 1/2
[Fig.4] [Fig.11]