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The spinor plays a fundamental role in the quantum theory (especially in its relativistic form) but its overall structure and physical significance are not clear.
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Bohm, D., Hiley, B.J. (1983). Relativistic Phase Space Arising out of the Dirac Algebra. In: van der Merwe, A. (eds) Old and New Questions in Physics, Cosmology, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8830-2_5
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