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zitterbewegung

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

Noun

zitterbewegung (uncountable)

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

Origin of zitterbewegung

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

Questions about zitterbewegung

What does zitterbewegung mean?
Zitterbewegung means an extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation.
What part of speech is zitterbewegung?
Zitterbewegung is a noun.

Words near zitterbewegung in the dictionary

  1. Zitos
  2. zits
  3. zitso
  4. Zittau
  5. zittavite
  6. zitterbewegung
  7. zittern
  8. zitterns
  9. zittier
  10. zittiest
  11. zitting

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