Something Weird Happens When E=−mc² dives into Paul Dirac’s revolutionary journey from spotting flaws in the Schrödinger and Klein–Gordon equations to crafting the Dirac equation—and accidentally predicting a whole anti-universe. By embracing those pesky negative-energy solutions, Dirac not only foresaw the positron but also embraced the mind-bending idea that antiparticles might just be particles traveling backward through time.
Along the way, you’ll get expert insights from Graham Farmelo and Cumrun Vafa, a peek at FSU’s Dirac archives, and a heartfelt look at how one of physics’ saddest chapters paved the road for modern particle physics’ coolest twist: antiparticles and time travel all wrapped up in one neat formula.
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