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QED : the strange theory of light and matter / Richard P. Feynman ; with an introduction by A. Zee ; foreword by Leonard Mautner ; preface by Ralph Leighton.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC793.5.P422 F48 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988, author.
- Series:
- Alix G. Mautner memorial lectures
- Princeton science library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photons.
- Electrons.
- Quantum electrodynamics.
- Medical Subjects:
- Photons.
- Electrons.
- Genre:
- lectures.
- Instructional and educational works.
- Lectures.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- New Princeton Science Library edition.
- Other Title:
- Quantum electrodynamics : the strange theory of light and matter
- Strange theory of light and matter
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Provides an introduction to QED (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, the author communicates both the substance and spirit of QED to the layperson.
- 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
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691164090
- 0691164096
- OCLC:
- 894116748
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