A simple model of the classical zitterbewegung: Photon wave function
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS, cilt.27, sa.5, ss.731-746, 1997 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 1997
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02550173
- Dergi Adı: FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.731-746
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
We propose a simple classical model of the zitterbewegung. In this model spin is proportional to the velocity of the particle, the component parallel to p is constant and the orthogonal components are oscillating with 2p frequency. The quantization of the system gives wave equations for spin 0, 1/2, 1, 3/2,..., etc. respectively. These equations are convenient for massless particles. The wave equation of the spin-1, massless free particle is equivalent to the Maxwell equations and the stare functions have a probability interpretation and exhibit conserved current densities. The ground state has zero energy.