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Dirac equation

In particle physics, the Dirac equation is a relativistic wave equation derived by British physicist Paul Dirac in 1928. In its free form, or including electromagnetic interactions, it describes all spin-.mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac…

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Dirac equation → Lorentz covariant equation, relativistic analogue of the Schrödinger equation for the Dirac fermion wavefunction.In the second quantization form of quantum field theory the Dirac spinor is quantized to be…, relativistic wave equation derived by British physicist Paul Dirac in 1928, similar multi-body equation.A geometric reformulation of the Dirac equation is known as the Dirac

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Dirac equationis arelativistic wave equation derived by British physicist Paul Dirac in 19280.90text
Dirac equationis arelativistic analogue of the Schrödinger equation for the Dirac fermion wavefunction.In the second quantization form of quantum field theory the Dirac spinor is quantized to be…0.90text
Dirac equationis aLorentz covariant equation0.90text
Dirac equationis asimilar multi-body equation.A geometric reformulation of the Dirac equation is known as the Dirac0.90text
atomic nucleiinstance ofthe scattering of electrons off a heavy target0.80text
followed the next yearinstance ofthe scattering of electrons off a heavy target0.80text
Moller scattering in 1932instance ofOver the following years it was further used to derive other standard scattering processes0.80text
Bhabha scattering in 1936.A problem that gained more focus with time was the presence of negative energy states in the Dirac equationinstance ofOver the following years it was further used to derive other standard scattering processes0.80text
which led to many efforts to try to eliminate such statesinstance ofOver the following years it was further used to derive other standard scattering processes0.80text
anomaliesinstance ofthis may not always be possible in the full quantum theory due to various obstructions0.80text
which signal that the full quantum theory is not invariant under the local symmetry despite its classical Lagrangian being invariantinstance ofthis may not always be possible in the full quantum theory due to various obstructions0.80text
Dirac equationrelated to ConsequencesExcept0.60section

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