Matrix Approach to Helicity States of Dirac Free Particles

We derive the free wave solutions of the Dirac equation from the viewpoint of matrix algebra. The concept of spin and the corresponding helicity states are analyzed in detail. This consideration may help the readers to study mathematical methods of relativistic quantum mechanics.

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