QED : the strange theory of light and matter
(2014, original release: 1985)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
530.1433/FEYNMAN,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
©1985
©1985
EDITION
New Princeton Science Library Edition
DESCRIPTION
xxiv, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780691164090, 0691164096
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
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
1270L
Text in English
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