Zitterbewegung in Bogoliubovs System


Abstract in English

We show that Bogoliubovs quasiparticle in superfluid $^3He-B$ undergoes the Zitterbewegung, as a free relativistic Diracs electron does. The expectation value of position, as well as spin, of the quasiparticle is obtained and compared with that of the Diracs electron. In particular, the Zitterbewegung of Bogoliubovs quasiparticle has a frequency approximately $10^5$ lower than that of an electron, rendering a more promising experimental observation.

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