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Discovery of the Relativistic Schrödinger Equation

arXiv:2012.12467 · doi:10.3367/UFNe.2021.06.039000

Abstract

We discuss the discovery of the relativistic wave equation for a spin-zero charged particle in the Coulomb field by Erwin Schrödinger (and elaborate on why he didn't publish it).

Schrödinger equation, Klein-Gordon-Fock equation, Dirac equation, hydrogen atom, WKB-approximation