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Rigid or deformable electron?

Bob_for_short
in Modern and Theoretical Physics

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If we suppose that the electron is not point-like but smeared classically or better quantum-mechanically, what model would you experts prefer: a "rigid" or "soft" electron? I do not speak of the Lorentz contraction here, I speak of "mechanical" behavior in collisions.

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