Dirac hole theory

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Dirac hole theory [di′rak ′hōl ‚thē·ə·rē]

(quantum mechanics)

The theory that the continuum of negative energy states that are solutions to the Dirac equation are filled with electrons, and the vacancies in this continuum (holes) are manifested as positrons with energy and momentum that are the negative of those of the state.

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