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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics. Vol. 154 Dirac's Difference Equation and the Physics of Finite Differences

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics. Vol. 154 Dirac's Difference Equation and the Physics of Finite Differences - Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this volume, the authors extend the calculus of finite differences to Dirac's equation. They obtain solutions for particles with negative mass that are completely equivalent to the solutions with positive mass. In addition, they obtain solutions for nuclear distances of the order of 10-13m and less rather than for the usual atomic distances. They report a number of other deviations from the differential theory, for instance they found a slight deviation in the eigenvalues of an electron in a Coulomb field, similar to the Lamb shift. In two sections some surprising results are shown for the concept of space caused by the replacement of dx by delta x.

Book information

ISBN: 9780123742216
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Imprint: Academic Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 621.367
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 650g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm