Abstract:The notion of odd and even operators introduced by Schrodinger is generalized and developed in this paper. It is shown that, accepting the hypothesis of Schrodinger that "only even operators exist" the undesirable negative energy solutions of the Dirac equation are eliminated since they do not combine with the observed states, while at the same time the relativistically invariant form of the Dirac equation can be retained. The fine structure formula for the energy levels remains exact and not merely approximat… Show more
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