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A tensor form of the Dirac equation

Н. Г. Марчук

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We prove the following theorem: the Dirac equation for an electron (invented by P.A.M.Dirac in 1928) can be written as a tensor equation. An equation is called a tensor equation if all values in it are tensors and all operations in it take tensors to tensors.

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We prove the following theorem: the Dirac equation for an electron (invented by P.A.M.Dirac in 1928) can be written as a tensor equation. An equation is called a tensor equation if all values in it are tensors and all operations in it take tensors to tensors.

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We prove the following theorem: the Dirac equation for an electron (invented by P.A.M.Dirac in 1928) can be written as a tensor equation. An equation is called a tensor equation if all values in it are tensors and all operations in it take tensors to tensors.

Key concepts: Dirac equation, Tensor (intrinsic definition), Mathematical physics, Physics, Mathematics, Pure mathematics

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