The non-relativistic limits of the Maxwell and Dirac equations: the role of Galilean and gauge invariance
DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(03)00005-4zbMATH Open1222.81191MaRDI QIDQ720559FDOQ720559
Harvey R. Brown, Peter Holland
Publication date: 17 October 2011
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
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