Published July 23, 2004
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Journal article
Relativistic electron localization and the lack of Zitterbewegung
Creators
- 1. Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit and Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4560 (United States)
Description
Using space-time resolved solutions to relativistic quantum field theory we analyze the electron-positron pair creation process from vacuum. For early times the entangled electron-positron wave function can be obtained analytically. We show that there are, in principle, no limitations to the localization length of an electron and demonstrate that its spatial probability density can be much narrower than the Compton wavelength. We also find that quantum field theory prohibits the occurrence of Zitterbewegung for an electron
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 93
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 043004-043004.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36020779
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPTON WAVELENGTH; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; POSITRONS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPACE-TIME; WAVE FUNCTIONS; ZITTERBEWEGUNG
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER; MECHANICS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
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- Notes
- (c) 2004 The American Physical Society