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In this work we analyse the conjecture that Zitterbewegung could appear as the basis of electron spin. Our studies are based on the Barut-Zanghi model, translated in terms of spacetime algebra.
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Serras, W.A., Vaz, J. (1993). Zitterbewegung and Electron Structure. In: Brackx, F., Delanghe, R., Serras, H. (eds) Clifford Algebras and their Applications in Mathematical Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2006-7_44
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