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Dirac’s equation for the electron was—and perhaps still is—the greatest common achievement of quantum theory and special relativity. Its established domain, ranging from spectroscopy to the later developments of quantum electrodynamics, seems incontestable.

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Wergeland, H. (1983). The Klein Paradox Revisited. In: van der Merwe, A. (eds) Old and New Questions in Physics, Cosmology, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8830-2_35

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