Related papers: Wave-particle duality and the zitterbewegung
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We construct the relativistic particle model without Grassmann variables which meets the following requirements. A) Canonical quantization of the model implies the Dirac equation. B) The variable which experiences {\it Zitterbewegung},…
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In the context of two-dimensional spacetime within a helium atom, both 1s electrons are characterized by wave functions that observe duality equation. They are symmetric, orthogonal and interwoven, forming a dynamic rope structure at any…
We apply the long-wavelength approximation to the low energy effective string action in the context of Hamilton-Jacobi theory. The Hamilton-Jacobi equation for the effective string action is explicitly invariant under scale factor duality.…
We present the analytic solution for the stationary quantum HamiltonJacobi equation. Knowing the strong relation between the Riccati and quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equations, we develop a simple method to obtain the exact solution. Then, in…
For one dimensional motions, we derive from the Dirac Spinors Equation (DSE) the Quantum Stationary Hamilton-Jacobi Equation for particles with spin 1/2. Then, We give its solution. We demonstrate that the $QSHJES_{1\over2}$ have two…
The classical motion of spinning particles can be described without employing Grassmann variables or Clifford algebras, but simply by generalizing the usual spinless theory. We only assume the invariance with respect to the Poincare' group;…
It is shown that a wave mechanical quantum theory can be derived from relativistic classical electrodynamics, as a feature of the magnetic interaction of Dirac particles modeled as relativistically circulating point charges. The magnetic…
Spacetime Algebra (STA) provides unified, matrix-free spinor methods for rotational dynamics in classical theory as well as quantum mechanics. That makes it an ideal tool for studying particle models of zitterbewegung and using them to…