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In this chapter we shall venture beyond the Dirac equation - so far our only object of study - and try reflecting on other wave equations in Quantum Mechanics. Perhaps we have fortified our opinion that - for the hydrogen atom - and, more generally, any “one-particle problem” considering a single charged particle in an electromagnetic field - the Dirac equation would be preferable - i.e., more accurate, and more to the point - to the Schrödinger equation, already introduced in (3.0.2).
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Cordes, H.O. (2007). Dirac and Schrödinger Equations; a Comparison. In: Precisely Predictable Dirac Observables. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 154. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5169-7_8
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