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Why does Dirac write $\langle\xi'|\overline{f(\xi)} = \overline f(\xi ')\langle\xi'|$?

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How does Dirac form this conjugate imaginary equation?

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How does Dirac show that $\langle B|\bar{\bar{\alpha}}|P\rangle\;=\; \overline{\langle P|{\bar{\alpha}}|B\rangle}\;=\; \langle B|{\alpha}|P\rangle$?

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Is there a "forwards" and "backwards" in one dimension?

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Why should multiplication of a ket vector by a complex number change only its "direction"?

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Why does a stationary force affect the conservation of momentum, but not the conservation of energy?

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Must the Lagrangian always be known for the Euler-Lagrange equations to be of any use?

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What is meant by potential energy for a particle in a field?

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Is Einstein's 1916 General Relativity paper a recommended way to start learning about the subject?

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Which main physics journals publish the main types of physics papers? [closed]

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Is the stress finite at the centre of a spherical continuous charge distribution?

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Why isn't the force modelled which confines excess charge to remain inside a conductor?

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Can relativistic kinetic energy be derived from Newtonian kinetic energy?

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Problems that Lagranges equations of the 1st kind can solve whereas the 2nd kind can't?

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Is (0,0,0) an undefined vector?

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Is there a Newton's third law for the em field?

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