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ZITTERBEWEGUNG IS NOT AN OBSERVABLE

R. F. O'CONNELL

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732311034967Cited by:13 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

It has recently been claimed that Zitterbewegung has been observed. However, we argue that it is not an observable and that the authors' observations must be reinterpreted.

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