Definition of Dirac

1. Noun. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).

Exact synonyms: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Generic synonyms: Nuclear Physicist

Definition of Dirac

1. Proper noun. A surname of French derivation ¹

2. Proper noun. Paul Dirac British physicist ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirac

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Dipsacus sylvestris
Dipsosaurus
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Diptera
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipteronia
Dipteryx
Dipteryx odorata
Dipu
Dipus
Dipus sagitta
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylon
Dipylon gate
Dirac (current term)
Dirac constant
Dirac delta function
Dirac equation
Dirac fermion
Dirac fermions
Dirca
Dirca palustris
DirectX
Directoire
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Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
Dirichletian
Dirk
Dirofilaria conjunctivae

Literary usage of Dirac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gauge Fields and Cartan-Ehresmann Connections by Robert Hermann (1975)
"Put this way, it is not at all clear that such a Dirac structure exists. ... THE FREE Dirac EQUATION IN MINKOWSKI SPACE We shall now indicate how the “Dirac ..."

2. Quantum and Fermion Differential Geometry by Robert Hermann (1977)
"The Dirac Equation and Poisson Bracket of Fermion Spaces It is now recognized that Lie algebra theory plays the key role in the usual Schrödinger equation ..."

3. Energy Momentum Tensors by Robert Hermann (1976)
"Basically, this is for a good geometric reason; the Dirac equation is defined ... First, let us recall how the Dirac equation and it Lagrangian is set up. ..."

4. C-O-R Generalized Functions, Current Algebras, and Control by Robert Hermann (1994)
"The Dirac Delta Function and its powers as inputs to scalar, time-invariant bilinear systems. In Applications, we are particularly interested in the case ..."

5. Constrained Mechanics and Lie Theory by Robert Hermann (1992)
"The Dirac Delta Function: x—>ö(x) (6.1) is intuitively thought of as a ‘function' which is ‘infinite' at x =0; ..."

6. Yang-Mills, Kaluza-Klein, and the Einstein Program by Robert Hermann (1978)
"THE GEOMETRY OF THE Dirac MAGNETIC MONOPOLES, 1. INTRODUCTION FIBER BUNDLES AND CONNECTIONS It has been recognized recently (1] that Dirac's magnetic ..."

7. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1843)
"It is obvious that one can perform a similar quantization on particles satisfying Fermi-Dirac statistics, and such a quantization will be useful in a theory ..."

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