Article
Relativistic Invariance and Zitterbewegung
American Journal of Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1984
Disciplines
Abstract
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.
DOI
10.1119/1.13697
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
Copyright 1984 American Association of Physics Teachers. The article appeared in American Journal of Physics 52 (1984): 223-227 and may be found at http://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.13697
Citation Information
Lock, James A. "Relativistic Invariance and Zitterbewegung." American Journal of Physics 52 (1984): 223-227.