Dirac equation

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Relativistic Field Theory subtree

First-order Lorentz-covariant wave equation for a spin-½ fermion: (iγ^μ ∂_μ − mc/ℏ) ψ = 0. Predicts antimatter and combines QM with special relativity.

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