The zitterbewegung interpretation of quantum mechanics
Author(s) -
David Hestenes
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
foundations of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.599
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1572-9516
pISSN - 0015-9018
DOI - 10.1007/bf01889466
Subject(s) - zitterbewegung , schrödinger's cat , copenhagen interpretation , quantum mechanics , dirac (video compression format) , interpretation (philosophy) , interpretations of quantum mechanics , physics , wave function , classical mechanics , dirac equation , quantum , quantum dynamics , quantum process , philosophy , linguistics , neutrino
Thezitterbewegung is a local circulatory motion of the electron presumed to be the basis of the electron spin and magnetic moment. A reformulation of the Dirac theory shows that thezitterbewegung need not be attributed to interference between positive and negative energy states as originally proposed by Schroedinger. Rather, it provides a physical interpretation for the complex phase factor in the Dirac wave function generally. Moreover, it extends to a coherent physical interpretation of the entire Dirac theory, and it implies azitterbewegung interpretation for the Schroedinger theory as well.
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