4-Currents in relativistic quantum chemistry†

Some topics in relativistic quantum chemistry are reviewed with special emphasis on 4-currents and 4-potentials. It is shown that, both in molecular quantum theory and in solid-state physics, calculations can include relativistic and magnetic effects by means of 4-currents without an excessive increase in complication, provided that 4-component Dirac spinors are used rather than thePauli approximation