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New dialogue on a new science between F. Salviati, G. Sagredo, and Simplicio

  • Part II. Invited Papers Dedicated To Peter Mittelstaedt
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In this dialogue we explain why nonrelativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics are basically the same and how the Lorentz group operates canonically only on the dynamics.

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  1. Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, 1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

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In honor of Professor Peter Mittelstaedt on the accasion of his 60th birthday.

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Piron, C. New dialogue on a new science between F. Salviati, G. Sagredo, and Simplicio. Found Phys 19, 1017–1025 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01883154

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