Is Zitterbewegung Considered in the Theory of Relativity?

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Hello.
The speed of an elementary particle, for example an electron, in Zitterbewegung motion is c. So theory of relativity should say electron is massless particle ? Is Zitterbewegung not considered in theory in relativity ? Thanks.
 
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Zitterbewegung is not a motion in any sense. Its just the artifact of misinterpreting a field(wave) equation as a single-particle Schrödinger-like equation!
 
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