Dirac equation: Representation independence and tensor transformation

Brazilian Journal of Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-258

  Arminjon, Mayeul ^a   Reifler, Frank ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargmann Pauli hermitizing matrix; Dirac equation; Dirac gamma matrices; Four vector wave function

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749153449     PISSN: 01039733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-97332008000200007     Document Type: Article

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