zitterbewegung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation

Word forms

zitterbewegung

Etymology

From German zittern (“to tremble, jitter”) + Bewegung (“motion”).

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