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A quantum legacy : seminal papers of Julian Schwinger / editor, Kimball A. Milton.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC3 .S39 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwinger, Julian, 1918-1994.
- Series:
- World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; vol. 26.
- World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; vol. 26
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Quantum field theory.
- Electrodynamics.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 793 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, [2000]
- Summary:
- Julian Schwinger (1918-1994) was one of the giants of 20th Century Science. He contributed to a broad range of topics in theoretical physics, ranging from classical electrodynamics to quantum mechanics, from nuclear physics through quantum electrodynamics to the general theory of quantum fields. Although his mathematical prowess was legendary, he was fundamentally a phenomenologist. He received many awards, including the first Einstein Prize in 1951, and the Nobel Prize in 1965, which he shared with Richard Feynman and Sin-itiro Tomonaga for the self-consistent formulation of quantum electrodynamics into a practical theory. His more than 70 doctoral students have played a decisive role in the development of science in the second half of this century.
- This important volume includes many of Schwinger's most important papers, on the above and other topics, such as the theory of angular momentum and the theory of many-body systems. The papers collected here continue to underlie much of the work done by theoretical physicists today.
- Notes:
- "Julius Schwinger, list of publications": pages 779-793.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9810240066
- OCLC:
- 222140516
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