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Proceedings of the IRE

On the Nature of the Electron

J. L. Salpeter

Published Jan 1, 1957• 0 citations
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Abstract

In this paper the concept of the electron as a fundamental particle of modern physics is discussed in relation to Pauli's exclusion principle, wave mechanics, the uncertainty principle, and relativity.
DOI
10.1109/jrproc.1957.278287

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