2003/12/17 by Martin Rivas, M. Rivas, Rivas, Martin
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #hep-th #physics.class-ph #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0312107
15 pages, 2 figures. Submitted to Am. J. Phys
arxiv created 2003/12/17 · openalex publication_date 2003/12/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
After a revision of the main features of the structure of the Dirac electron a plausible definition of elementary particle is stated. It is shown that this definition leads in the classical case to a picture which produces a very clear correspondence between the classical and quantum mechanical features of the electron. It is analyzed how the classical spin structure and zitterbewegung are related to the classical variables that define the kinematical state of the particle.