| Electron | Antiparticle a+ | Dirac’s positron |
charge q | ‒e | +e | +e |
group velocity vg = | >0 | >0 | singular |
phase velocity vp = |
| >0 | singular |
mass, m0 or relativistic m | m > 0 | m' < 0 * | >0 |
kinetic energy | >0 | <0 | >0 |
charge/mass | <0 | <0 | >0 |
angular frequency w | >0 | <0 | singular |
wave vector k | k×r > 0 | k×r > 0 | k×r > 0 |
momentum, p | p = h′k = mvg > 0 | p = h′k = m′vg < 0 | Forwards = backwards** |
energy, h′w |
| w < 0 | w0 = −m0! |
| <0 | <0 | >0 |
electric acceleration |
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magnetic acceleration*** |
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conserved quantities | -> |
| wi, ki |
"in pair annihilaton | -> | mi, | wi, ei |
and creation |
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e-a acceleration | -Coulomb/m**** | -Coulomb/|m'| | -Coulomb/m |