Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-10-05
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
5 pages, no figures, revtex
Scientific paper
In previous investigations on zitterbewegung(zbw) of electron, it is believed that the zbw results from some internal motion of electron. However, all the analyses are made at relativistic quantum mechanical level. In framework of quantum field theory (QFT), we find that the origin of zbw is different from previous conclusion. Especially, some new interesting conclusions are derived at this level: 1) the zbw arises from the rapid to-and-fro polarization of the vacuum in the range of the Compton wavelength (divided by $4\pi$) of the electron, which offer the four-dimensional(4D) spin and intrinsic electromagnetic-moment tensor to the electron; 2) Any attempt that attributes spin (rather than double the spin) of the electron to some kind of orbital angular momentum would not be successful; 3) the macroscopic classical speed of the Dirac vacuum medium vanish in all inertial systems.
Wang Zhi-Yong
Zhang Ailin
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