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Harmonic oscillation picture of the free electron Zitterbewegung in vacuum

Frédéric Schuller*

Published: 03 May, 2022 | Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Pages: 016-017

As shown e.g. in ref.[1] Zitterbewegung (trembling motion) of the free Dirac electron is generated if transitions between positive and negative energy states occur. Here we treat this effect in a single-mode configuration using a density matrix method. As compared with more elaborate conventional treatments, this method allows an easy estimate of the amplitude of the motion. The result is by predicted spreads of the free electron charge.

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