QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library)
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely, quantum...
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Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely, quantum electrodynamics), that part of quantum field theory describing the interactions of light with charged particles. Using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman clearly and humorously communicates both the substance and spirit of QED to the layperson. A. Zee's introduction places Feynman's book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman's uniquely appealing and illuminating style.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780691150925 (0691150923)
ASIN: 0691150923
Publish date: 1988-10-21
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Foreword, by Leonard MautnerPreface, by Ralph LeightonAcknowledgment--QED: The Strange Theory of Light and MatterIndex
Sometimes, it's too late, but that makes you do it better. You probably imagine that this book is a physics text. Well, it is, but that that's not what it really is. Really, it's a love letter to a dead woman. Feynman says in his introduction that his friend Alix Mautner had always wanted him to exp...
The first time I read this, it kept me absorbed, even though it was a bit difficult. The bit about particles traveling backwards in time boggled my mind. The second reading wasn't as interesting, for some reason.