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Local U(1) Gauge Invariance Fixes the QED Coupling
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Depends on Dirac Equation, Antiparticles and the g=2 Prediction, Noether's Theorem for Conserved Currents
Statement
Derives the minimal coupling and the photon field by demanding local U(1) invariance of the Dirac Lagrangian.
Depends on
Dirac Equation, Antiparticles and the g=2 Prediction, Noether's Theorem for Conserved Currents
Used by
PU-304/L25 PU-304/L26 PU-304/L30 PU-304/L31