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Dirac Paul Adrien Maurice. 1902--84, English physicist, noted for his work on the application of relativity to quantum mechanics and his prediction of electron spin and the positron: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1933 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The electrons act like a kind of particle known as a Dirac fermion, which shows up in particle accelerators and cosmic rays. Similarly, if the photon's circular polarization could be measured, it would reveal information about the Dirac structure of the weak current [3]. The material that powers the fictional starship Enterprise on TV was actually first predicted based on work done in 1928 by physicist Paul Dirac. |
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