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- noun physics An extremely fast
oscillation of freeelectrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of theDirac equation
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Another consequence of those negative-energy states is the phenomenon given the awesome name zitterbewegung which, while it sounds to American ears like a dramatic exclamation actually translates to the relatively anticlimactic "trembling motion."
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An ansatz to the ‘Talk Like a Physicist’ problem: Throw in random German words, like ‘brehmsstahlung’ and ‘zitterbewegung’.
Talk Like a Physicist Day Sean 2008
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Without zitterbewegung, there would be no Darwin term in the electron Hamiltonian, which would lead to all sorts of readily observable effects (such as a huge Lamb shift).
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The physical origin of the zitterbewegung is, I think, fascinating.
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Without zitterbewegung, there would be no Darwin term in the electron Hamiltonian, which would lead to all sorts of readily observable effects (such as a huge Lamb shift).
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Like, for example, zitterbewegung, a word that just demands an exclamation point:
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asorini commented on the word zitterbewegung
"jitter" a la an electron
June 20, 2008
trivet commented on the word zitterbewegung
German science words are the best.
zugunruhe. wissenschaft. zwitterion.
hee-hee-hee.
June 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word zitterbewegung
And the scariest. ;->
June 20, 2008