The Quantum Theory of the Emission and Absorption of Radiation
@article{Dirac1927TheQT, title={The Quantum Theory of the Emission and Absorption of Radiation}, author={Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac}, journal={Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences}, year={1927}, volume={114}, pages={243-265} }
The new quantum theory, based on the assumption that the dynamical variables do not obey the commutative law of multiplication, has by now been developed sufficiently to form a fairly complete theory of dynamics. One can treat mathematically the problem of any dynamical system composed of a number of particles with instantaneous forces acting between them, provided it is describable by a Hamiltonian function, and one can interpret the mathematics physically by a quite definite general method…
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