In 1928, building on Pauli?'s work on nonrelativistic spin systems, he derived the [Dirac equation]? describing the electron. This allowed Dirac to predict the existence of the positron, the electron's anti-particle; the positron was subsequently observed by Anderson in 1932.
In 1928, building on Pauli's work on nonrelativistic spin systems, he derived the [Dirac equation]?, a relativistic equation describing the electron. This allowed Dirac to predict the existence of the positron, the electron's anti-particle; the positron was subsequently observed by Anderson in 1932.
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Dirac was Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge from 1932 to 1969. The [Dirac Prize]? is awarded in his honour.
Dirac was Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge from 1932 to 1969. The [Dirac Prize]? is awarded in his honour.
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