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Lorentz covariance of the Dirac operator (D′Ψ′=SDΨ)

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A spinor Lorentz matrix satisfies S−1γμS=Λμν​γν. Combining this identity with the transformed derivative shows that (iγμ∂μ′​−m)Ψ′=S(iγμ∂μ​−m)Ψ. Thus a Lorentz transformation carries every solution of the Dirac equation to another.

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