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dirac

/dɪˈræk/

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C2formalcommonscientific/dɪˈræk/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to an English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к английскому физику-теоретику, который применил теорию относительности к квантовой механике и предсказал существование антиматерии и позитрона (1902-1984).
  1. Paul Dirac C2 formal scientific

    English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the development of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics, and predicted the existence of antimatter.

    • Dirac formulated the Dirac equation, which describes the behavior of fermions.
    • He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 with Erwin Schrödinger.
    • Dirac's work led to the prediction of the positron, the antimatter counterpart of the electron.

    🇷🇺Поль Дирак