The Quantum Theory of the Electron

Dirac, P. A. M. (1928). The Quantum Theory of the Electron. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 610-624.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1928

Pages

610-624

DOI

10.1098/rspa.1928.0023

DOI registrant

The Royal Society

Link

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1928.0023

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Dirac Equation
  • Dirac constructed the equation in 1928 to reconcile quantum-mechanical time evolution with special relativity while accounting for electron “duplexity,” the two-valued spin degree of freedom.

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