RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS Definition & Meaning

relativistic quantum mechanics

noun

Physics.

quantum mechanics based on a wave equation satisfying the mathematical requirements of the special theory of relativity and applying to particles of any velocity.

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Origin of relativistic quantum mechanics¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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One of the great moments in twentieth century science came when Paul Dirac married quantum mechanics with Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity to produce relativistic quantum mechanics.

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