Photonic zitterbewegung and its interpretation  

作　　者：Wang Zhi-Yong Xiong Cai-Dong Qiu Qi Liao-Yun 王智勇;熊彩东;邱琪;廖云(School of Optoelectronic Information,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu 610054,China)

机构地区：[1]School of Optoelectronic Information,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu 610054,China

出　　处：《Chinese Physics B》2012年第2期76-80,共5页中国物理B（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.ZYGX2010X013)

摘　　要：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.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.

关 键 词：ZITTERBEWEGUNG PHOTONS gravitational field 

分 类 号：O431.2[机械工程—光学工程]