A five-dimensional Dirac-theory and its relation to nonlocal theories in four dimensions

A. Schäfer; J. Rafelski; W. Greiner

doi:10.1016/0003-4916(83)90216-6

A five-dimensional Dirac-theory and its relation to nonlocal theories in four dimensions

A. Schäfer, J. Rafelski, W. Greiner

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A generalization of the Dirac-theory to one time- and four space-like coordinates is discussed. The consequences of discretizing the fifth dimension are studied and a relationship with nonlocal four dimensional field-theory is found.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	445-459
Number of pages	15
Journal	Annals of Physics
Volume	147
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(83)90216-6
State	Published - May 1983
Externally published	Yes

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