Photonic zitterbewegung and its interpretation |
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| Authors: | Wang Zhi-Yong Xiong Cai-Dong Qiu Qi and Liao-Yun |
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| Institution: | School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China |
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| Abstract: | In terms of the volume-integrated Poynting vector, we present a quantum field-theory investigation of the zitterbewegung (ZB) of photons, and show that this ZB occurs only in the presence of virtual longitudinal and scalar photons. To present a heuristic explanation for such a ZB, by assuming that the space time is sufficiently close to the flat Minkowski space, we show that the gravitational interaction can result in the ZB of photons. |
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| Keywords: | zitterbewegung photons gravitational field |
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