Mass of Electron & Flipping Frequency: Leonard Susskind Explains

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Leonard Susskind explains that the mass of the electron is directly proportional to the frequency at which it flips between right-handed and left-handed states due to interactions with the Higgs field condensate. This relationship is grounded in Dirac theory, which establishes a connection between mass and frequency. Specifically, the equations E = mc² and E = ħω are crucial for understanding this proportionality factor in the electron's rest frame.

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Higgs mechanism: periodically interactions with the Higgs field
According to Leonard Susskind, i.e. the electron has periodically interactions with the Higgs field condensate, that change the electron alternately to be right-handed an left-handed. At 44:20 in the video he says, that, according to the Dirac theory, the mass of the electron is proportional to the frequency, at which it flips from left-handed to right-handed.



What is, in the electron's rest frame, the proportionality factor between the mass of the electron and this frequency?
 
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Sagittarius A-Star said:
What is, in the electron's rest frame, the proportionality factor between the mass of the electron and this frequency?
Try considering the equations ##E = m c^2## and ##E = \hbar \omega##.
 

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