Clifford Algebras and the Dirac-Bohm Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi Equation

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 192-208

  Hiley, B J ^a   Callaghan, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clifford algebras; Relativistic quantum potential; Schr dinger, Pauli and relativistic Dirac Bohm model; Spin evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84655169864     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-011-9558-z     Document Type: Article

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