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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID
dirac_to_pauli
Relation type
Effective theory / model effective-theory
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Has effective description; target: Effective description of
Authored annotation
nonrelativistic spinor limit
Authored explanation
The Pauli Hamiltonian is obtained by a low-energy expansion of the Dirac theory in electromagnetic fields.
How to interpret this relation type
The target retains the degrees of freedom and interactions relevant below a stated scale or within a stated regime, while higher-energy or unresolved degrees of freedom from the source are integrated out, coarse-grained, or encoded in effective couplings.
Relation sources
Wikipedia — Pauli equation — Pauli equation · encyclopedic reference · source ID wp-physics-pauli_equation
Wikipedia — Dirac equation — Dirac equation · encyclopedic reference · source ID wp-physics-dirac_equation
source: Has limiting / approximate regime; target: Recovered by limit / approximation
Authored annotation
neglect spin coupling
Authored explanation
For spin-independent interactions or after suppressing spin terms, the Pauli equation reduces to Schrödinger dynamics.
How to interpret this relation type
The target is recovered from the source either in a stated mathematical or asymptotic limit, or through a quantitatively controlled approximation with identified small parameters or omitted terms. The edge label and detail must state which case applies and its regime of validity.