Dirac

Dirac may refer to:

People

• Paul Dirac (1902–1984), British theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate, and a founder of the field of quantum physics
• Gabriel Andrew Dirac (1925–1984), graph theorist, Paul Dirac's stepson

In physics

• Dirac bracket, a generalization of the Poisson bracket
• Dirac constant, a reduced form of the Planck constant
• Dirac delta function, a generalized mathematical function
• Dirac equation, a relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation
• Dirac notation, a standard notation for describing quantum states
• Fermi–Dirac integral (disambiguation)
• Fermi–Dirac statistics, used to describe energies of single particles that obey the Pauli exclusion principle

Other

• 5997 Dirac, a main-belt asteroid
• Dirac (software), a relativistic quantum chemistry program
• Dirac (video compression format), an open digital video codec developed by BBC Research
• Dirac, Charente, a commune of the Charente département, in France