Meanings
nounDirac equation (plural Dirac equations)
plural Dirac equations
- natural sciencesA relativistic wave equation that describes an electron (and similar particles); it predicted the existence of antiparticles
Origin
Named after English physicist Paul Dirac.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian уравнение на Дирак
- уравнение на Дирак (uravnenie na Dirak)relativistic wave equation
Hungarian Dirac-egyenlet
- Dirac-egyenletrelativistic wave equation
Polish równanie Diraca
- równanie Diracarelativistic wave equation
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