Field theory of the spinning electron: About the new nonlinear field equations
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Field theory of the spinning electron: About the new nonlinear field equations
zbMATH Open document ID: 0864.15020
author: Erasmo Recami
author: Giovanni Salesi
published in: Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras
publication date: 1997-01-15T00:00:00Z
review text: This paper presents a study of a nonlinear Dirac-like (NLD) equation that can be deduced from the so-called Barut-Zanghi (BZ) model of a classical spinning particle. The original NLD equation has been discovered using Clifford algebra methods by \textit{M. Pavšic} et al, [Phys. Lett. B 318, 481 (1993)]. Here the authors present the NLD equation in the usual formalism used by physicists. They ``quantize'' the BZ model and present interesting insights concerning the foundations of quantum theory, in particular, the zitterbewegung issue.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 15A66
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 15A90
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81R25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81Q05
zbMATH DE Number: 966638
zbMATH Keywords: spinning electron
zbMATH Keywords: nonlinear field equations
zbMATH Keywords: nonlinear Dirac-like equation
zbMATH Keywords: Barut-Zanghi model
zbMATH Keywords: Clifford algebra methods
zbMATH Keywords: zitterbewegung
reviewed by: Waldyr A. jun. Rodrigues
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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