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    "abstract": "A classical circularly polarized electromagnetic wave carries angular\nmomentum, and represents the classical limit of a photon, which carries\nquantized spin. It is shown that a very similar picture of a circularly\npolarized coherent wave can account for both the spin of an electron and its\nquantum wave function, in a Lorentz-invariant fashion. The photon-electron\ninteraction occurs through the usual electromagnetic potentials, modulating the\nfrequency and wavevector (energy and momentum) of this rotating spin field.\nOther quantum particles can also be represented either as rotating spin fields,\nor as composites of such fields. Taken together, this picture suggests an\nalternative interpretation of quantum mechanics based solely on coherent wave\npackets, with no point particles present.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0508064",
    "authors": [
      "Alan M. Kadin"
    ],
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      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "title": "Circular Polarization and Quantum Spin: A Unified Real-Space Picture of   Photons and Electrons",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0508064"
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