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Ever since its invention in 1929 the Dirac equation has played a fundamental role in various areas of modern physics and mathematics. Its applications are so widespread that a description of all aspects cannot be done with sufficient depth within a single volume. In this book the emphasis is on the role of the Dirac equation in the relativistic quantum mechanics of spin-1/2 particles. We cover the range from the description of a single free particle to the external field problem in quantum electrodynamics. Relativistic quantum mechanics is the historical origin of the Dirac equation and has become a fixed part of the education of theoretical physicists. There are some famous textbooks covering this area. Since the appearance of these standard texts many books (both physical and mathematical) on the non relativistic Schrodinger equation have been published, but only very few on the Dirac equation. I wrote this book because I felt that a modern, comprehensive presentation of Dirac's electron theory satisfying some basic requirements of mathematical rigor was still missing.
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Book Title: The Dirac Equation
Authors: Bernd Thaller
Series Title: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02753-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-54883-6Published: 06 August 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08134-7Published: 04 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-02753-0Published: 01 December 2013
Series ISSN: 1864-5879
Series E-ISSN: 1864-5887
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 357
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics