Something Weird Happens When E=−mc²

Dive into how Paul Dirac wrestled with negative energy and showed that the Schrödinger equation needed a major fix. His groundbreaking Dirac equation not only reconciled quantum mechanics with relativity but also predicted the existence of anti-electrons–particles that behave like electrons but with opposite charge!

By treating these “antiparticles” as electrons moving backward in time, Dirac opened the door to an entire anti-universe. Along the way, we meet the strangeness of quantum uncertainty, the real-life saga behind the positron’s discovery, and why this chapter in physics still feels like science fiction.

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