▁err one ous ▁results . ▁In ▁addition , ▁only ▁Ein stein ' s ▁theory ▁gave ▁the ▁correct ▁value ▁for ▁the ▁def lection ▁of ▁light ▁near ▁the ▁sun . ▁ ▁Quant um ▁field ▁theory ▁The ▁need ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁relativ ity ▁and ▁quantum ▁mechan ics ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁motiv ations ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁quantum ▁field ▁theory . ▁P asc ual ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Wolfgang ▁Paul i ▁showed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁that ▁quantum ▁fields ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁relativ istic , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Di rac ▁produced ▁the ▁Di rac ▁equation ▁for ▁electrons , ▁and ▁in ▁so ▁doing ▁predicted ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁ant im atter . ▁ ▁Many ▁other ▁domains ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁reform ulated ▁with ▁relativ istic ▁treat ments : ▁relativ istic ▁therm od ynam ics , ▁relativ istic ▁statistical ▁mechan ics , ▁relativ istic ▁hyd rod ynam ics , ▁relativ istic ▁quantum ▁chem istry , ▁relativ istic ▁heat ▁condu ction , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Ex perimental ▁evidence ▁ ▁Import ant ▁early ▁experiments ▁confirm ing ▁special ▁relativ ity ▁as ▁mentioned ▁above ▁were ▁the ▁F ize au ▁experiment , ▁the ▁Michel son – Mor ley ▁experiment , ▁the ▁Kauf mann – B uch erer – Ne umann ▁experiments , ▁the ▁Tr out on – No ble ▁experiment , ▁the ▁experiments ▁of ▁Ray le igh ▁and ▁Bra ce , ▁and ▁the ▁Tr out on – R ank ine ▁experiment . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Michel son – Mor ley ▁type ▁experiments ▁were