The effect of spin on the trajectories of polarized light beams has now been experimentally observed, with results that agree with the predictions of Berry phase theory.
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Nori, F. The dynamics of spinning light. Nature Photon 2, 717–718 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.242
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