Dirac Equation Calculator

Calculate properties of relativistic spin-1/2 particles using the Dirac equation

Energy-Momentum Relation

Total Energy E

0.5111 MeV

8.1872e-14 J

Rest Energy mc²

0.5111 MeV

Kinetic Energy

5.4891e-19 J

Relativistic Properties

Velocity

0.003662c

1.0978e+6 m/s

Lorentz Factor γ

1.000007

de Broglie Wavelength

1.0546e-10 m

Spinor Components

Large Component

1.0000

Small Component

0.0018

Helicity

+1

Chirality

Mixed

Magnetic Properties

Electron g-Factor

2.002319

Magnetic Moment

1.8568e-23 J/T

About the Dirac Equation

The Dirac equation (iγμ∂μ - m)ψ = 0 is the relativistic wave equation for spin-1/2 particles. It naturally predicts the existence of antimatter, the electron g-factor of approximately 2, and spin-orbit coupling. The four-component spinor has two large and two small components in the non-relativistic limit.