QED (eBook)

The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Richard P. Feynman (Autor)

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2014
192 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-4746-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Feynman's bestselling introduction to the mind-blowing physics of QEDpresented with humor, not mathematicsCelebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the public. In this extraordinary book, Feynman provides a lively and accessible introduction to QED, or quantum electrodynamics, an area of quantum field theory that describes 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 the substance and spirit of QED to the nonscientist.With an incisive introduction by A. Zee that places Feynman's contribution to QED in historical context and highlights Feynman's uniquely appealing and illuminating style, this Princeton Science Library edition of QED makes Feynman's legendary talks on quantum electrodynamics available to a new generation of readers.

Autor

Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988) was professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology. A. Zee is professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, and Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell (all Princeton).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.10.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Science Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Science Library
• Einführung: Anthony Zee
• Zusatzinfo: 80 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: A Brief History of Time • Amplitude • Angle of incidence (aerodynamics) • Approximation • Arthur Eddington • Atomic Nucleus • Baryon • beta decay • Boson • Bra–ket notation • Calculation • Charm Quark • Childhood • classical electromagnetism • color charge • complex number • Concept • Coulomb's Law • coupling constant • diagram • diffraction • diffraction grating • Down quark • electricity • Electromagnetic radiation • Electron neutrino • elementary particle • energy level • Exchange interaction • Explanation • Feynman diagram • Force carrier • Gamma ray • Gluon • G. (novel) • Graviton • Gravity • Hans Bethe • James Clerk Maxwell • Julian Schwinger • Lecture • Lev Landau • light • Logarithmic scale • loudness • Magic number (physics) • Magnetic moment • Mass number • Mautner • Meson • Modern Physics • Muon • Murray Gell-Mann • natural logarithm • negative energy • Neutrino • Neutron • Newton's law of universal gravitation • Path integral formulation • Paul Dirac • phase transition • Photographic plate • Photomultiplier • Photon • physicist • Physics • Prediction • Princeton University Press • Probability • probability amplitude • Proportionality (mathematics) • Proton decay • Quantity • quantum electrodynamics • quantum field theory • Quantum Gravity • quantum mechanics • Radio Wave • Reflection coefficient • Reflection (physics) • Refractive index • renormalization • Richard Feynman • Science • Simplicity • sodium • Square root of 3 • Steven Weinberg • stopwatch • Strong Interaction • theoretical physics • theory • Top Quark • Ultraviolet • Uncertainty • Up quark • Wave–particle duality • Weak Interaction • Werner Heisenberg • Yang–Mills Theory
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-4746-X / 140084746X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4746-4 / 9781400847464