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Dirac equation without Dirac matrices

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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The Dirac theory of the relativistic electron is reformulated—without any reference to spinor formalisms—exploiting the properties of one of the « concrete » representations of the homogeneous Lorentz group, which are generated by differential operators acting in the space of the functions of six Eulerian angles.

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Si riformula la teoria dell’elettrone di Dirac evitando il ricorso a formalismi spinoriali e sfruttando invece la proprietà di una delle rappresentazioni « concrete » del gruppo di Lorentz omogeneo generate da operatori differenziali agenti nello spazio delle funzioni di sei angoli euleriani.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica dell’Università, Pavia

    A. Loinger & A. Sparzani

  2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo di Pavia, Italy

    A. Loinger & A. Sparzani

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Loinger, A., Sparzani, A. Dirac equation without Dirac matrices. Nuovo Cim 39, 1140–1145 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734545

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