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Chapter 1: Two-Component Formalism for Spin-1/2 Fermions

Chapter 1: Two-Component Formalism for Spin-1/2 Fermions

pp. 3-51

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, University of Bonn, , University of California, Santa Cruz, , Northern Illinois University
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Summary

In this chapter, we examine the incorporation of spin-1/2 fermions into quantum field theory. Underlying the relativistic theory of quantized fields is special relativity and the invariance of the Lagrangian under the Poincaré group, which comprise Lorentz transformations and spacetime translations (e.g., see [–]).

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