The Theory of Positrons
- 15 September 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 76 (6) , 749-759
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.76.749
Abstract
The problem of the behavior of positrons and electrons in given external potentials, neglecting their mutual interaction, is analyzed by replacing the theory of holes by a reinterpretation of the solutions of the Dirac equation. It is possible to write down a complete solution of the problem in terms of boundary conditions on the wave function, and this solution contains automatically all the possibilities of virtual (and real) pair formation and annihilation together with the ordinary scattering processes, including the correct relative signs of the various terms.Keywords
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