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Non-commutative algebra in the physical world

P. A. M. Dirac

Published Jun 29, 1969• 0 citations
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Summary: Notes on the lecture which Paul A. M. Dirac presented at the University of Cambridge. The lecture discusses the Bohr-Summerfeld theory, the Heisenberg principle, and Dirac's own equation.

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