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The four potential couples to a quantum field named for this scientist in the interaction Hamiltonian of quantum electrodynamics. In the non-relativistic limit, this scientist’s namesake equation reduces to the Pauli equation. Anti-commutation rules must be applied to quantize (15[1])this physicist’s namesake field, since the anticommutator of this physicist’s namesake (*) gamma matrices equals two (10[1])times the metric tensor. This physicist created bra-ket notation (10[2])to simplify quantum mechanical expressions. (10[1]-5[1])This physicist co-names the quantum statistics for identical particles with half integer spins with Enrico Fermi. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this English physicist who used his namesake field equation to predict the existence of antimatter. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Paul Dirac [or Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac]
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Stan MelkumianPurdue AWUSTL5310
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Robert CondronChicago AOhio State C67-5
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