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In mathematics and quantum mechanics, a Dirac operator is a differential operator that is a formal square root, or half-iterate, of a second-order operator such as a Laplacian. The original case which concerned Paul Dirac was to factorise formally an operator for Minkowski space, to get a form of quantum theory compatible with special relativity; to get the relevant Laplacian as a product of first-order operators he introduced spinors. ==Formal definition== In general, let ''D'' be a first-order differential operator acting on a vector bundle ''V'' over a Riemannian manifold ''M''. If : where ∆ is the Laplacian of ''V'', then ''D'' is called a Dirac operator. In high-energy physics, this requirement is often relaxed: only the second-order part of ''D''2 must equal the Laplacian. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dirac operator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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