Zitterbewegung is not an observable

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 469-471

  O'Connell, R F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

observables; quantum theory; Zitterbewegung

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952589442     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732311034967     Document Type: Article

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