Published 1983 | Version v1
Book

The geometry of space time and the Dirac equation

Creators

  • 1. Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City

Description

This chapter attempts to derive relativistic quantum mechanics from the vector form of relativity. Introduces the ''Full Dirac equation'' and describes its derivation, its reduction to the standard Dirac equation, its solution for the free particle, and symmetries. Explains that as the energy momentum conservation relation holds for a system of several particles the method is the same for the case of two or more particle systems. Points out that the vectors and multivectors can be represented by four matrices and new forms of the many electron problems can be obtained

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Relativistic effects in atoms, molecules, and solids
Journal Page Range
p. 489-499.

Conference

Title
NATO advanced study institute on relativistic effects in atoms.
Dates
16-21 Aug 1981.
Place
Vancouver (Canada).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18080985
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIRAC EQUATION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; GEOMETRY; MATRICES; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; LEPTONS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TENSORS; WAVE EQUATIONS