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Paul Dirac

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Dirac equation

Paul Dirac

The Dirac equation is the first consistent relativistic quantum wave equation. It predicts antimatter and derives spin — verified by hydrogen fine structure and Anderson’s 1932 positron detection. It does not prove antimatter; it implies it. It does not go beyond first-order fine structure. It remains indispensable in particle physics.

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Paul Dirac

Dirac didn’t just predict antimatter — he built the grammar in which all particle physics is written.