Relativistic Invariance and Zitterbewegung

James A. Lock

doi:10.1119/1.13697

Relativistic Invariance and Zitterbewegung

James A. Lock

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We examine the question of what it is about the structure of relativistic quantum mechanics that causes the nonintuitive phenomenon of the Zitterbewegung of particle position to exist. Further, we examine various assumptions concerning the measurement process which are implicit in the observation of Zitterbewegung.

Original language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13697
State	Published - Mar 1 1984

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