Re-engineering the electron: A composite model

The observed magnetic moment of an electron implies that it cannot be a point particle and, therefore, should have a substructure. This paper proposes that the electron consists of three hypothetical constituent particles: Two negatively charged ones orbiting around a positively charged particle. Our analysis encompasses the electron’s zitterbewegung and magnetic moment, leveraging the fundamental constants of Planck and Coulomb. We show that: (1) Coulombic interactions between constituents, multiplied by the inverse of the fine structure constant, link the zero-point energy to the electron’s zitterbewegung frequency, and (2) the electron’s magnetic moment results from the orbital motion of the constituents, leading to a unique derivation of the Bohr magneton. These insights into the quantum characteristics of electrons present new research opportunities in nuclear interactions and the physics of composite particles.