Introduction to Dirac's Conjecture

[earth2]

Hey there!

I want to make myself familiar with Dirac's conjeture. Does anyone know a good source for it? I don't want to read his paper form the 50ies and hope there is a more pedagogical introduction of the topic... :)

Thanks!

 

[George Jones]

What is Dirac's conjecture? I just finished reading an excellent biography about Dirac, and I am not sure what you mean. His large numbers hypothesis?

 

[Mu naught]

What is Dirac's conjecture? I just finished reading an excellent biography about Dirac, and I am not sure what you mean. His large numbers hypothesis?

Was it "The Strangest Man"?

 

[George Jones]

Yes.

 

[earth2]

Hey!

Dirac's conjecture basically says that gauge transformations of a system are generated by the system's constraints. (At least I think that it is called Dirac's conjecture... :) )