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QED : the strange theory of light and matter / Richard P. Feynman ; with a new introduction by A. Zee.

By: Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988 [author.].
Contributor(s): Zee, A [writer of introduction.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Alix G. Mautner memorial lectures: ; Princeton science library: Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006Copyright date: �2006Edition: Expanded Princeton Science Library edition.Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 158 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781400847464; 140084746X.Subject(s): Photons | Electrons | Quantum electrodynamics | Photons | Electrons | Photons | �Electrons | �Electrodynamique quantique | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Nuclear | SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory | Electrons | Photons | Quantum electrodynamics | Quantenelektrodynamik -- 0 GesamtdarstellungGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: QED.DDC classification: 539.756 Other classification: 33.50 | 33.51 | 33.52 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction to the 2006 edition / by A. Zee -- Foreword / by Leonard Mautner -- Preface / by Ralph Leighton -- Introduction -- Photons : particles of light -- Electrons and their interactions -- Loose ends.
Summary: "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 new introduction places both Feynman's book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman's uniquely appealing and illuminating style."--Amazon.com
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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 new introduction places both Feynman's book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman's uniquely appealing and illuminating style."--Amazon.com

Introduction to the 2006 edition / by A. Zee -- Foreword / by Leonard Mautner -- Preface / by Ralph Leighton -- Introduction -- Photons : particles of light -- Electrons and their interactions -- Loose ends.

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