"zitterbewegung" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German zittern (“to tremble, jitter”) + Bewegung (“motion”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|zittern|t=to tremble, jitter}} German zittern (“to tremble, jitter”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zitterbewegung (uncountable)
  1. (physics) An extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation Wikipedia link: zitterbewegung Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
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