false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165523971m/5552.jpg 5552 10 <p>Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the nonscientist. QED--the edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA as part of the Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lecture series--is perhaps the best example of his ability to communicate both the substance and the spirit of science to the layperson.</p><p>The focus, as the title suggests, is quantum electrodynamics (QED), the part of the quantum theory of fields that describes the interactions of the quanta of the electromagnetic field-light, X rays, gamma rays--with matter and those of charged particles with one another. By extending the formalism developed by Dirac in 1933, which related quantum and classical descriptions of the motion of particles, Feynman revolutionized the quantum mechanical understanding of the nature of particles and waves. And, by incorporating his own readily visualizable formulation of quantum mechanics, Feynman created a diagrammatic version of QED that made calculations much simpler and also provided visual insights into the mechanisms of quantum electrodynamic processes.</p><p> In this book, using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman successfully provides a definitive introduction to QED for a lay readership without any distortion of the basic science. Characterized by Feynman's famously original clarity and humor, this popular book on QED has not been equaled since its publication.</p> 4099794 1986 QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter total:505|5:208|4:190|3:93|2:12|1:2| 505 2105 846 61 5 8 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 22 08:05:04 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 16 09:12:30 -0800 2009 really is. Really, it's a love letter to a dead woman. Feynman says in his introduction that his friend Alix Mautner had always wanted him to exp...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 21:37:53 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 20:05:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 07 09:24:25 -0700 2008 Fri May 15 07:26:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 06 18:56:29 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 19:02:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:58:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 17:01:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Tue Dec 16 20:30:52 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 20:50:18 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 14:51:31 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 14:53:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Tue Dec 16 11:04:33 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 10:44:51 -0800 2008
I wish I had read this book at university before I'd had the chance to study quantum mechanics - I might have learned something.

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