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The Strange Theory Of Light And Matter

by Richard P. Feynman
language: english
Publisher: Princeton University Press, October of 2014 ‧
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Feynman’s bestselling introduction to the mind-blowing physics of QED—presented with humor, not mathematics

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 public. In this extraordinary book, Feynman provides a lively and accessible introduction to QED, or quantum electrodynamics, an area of quantum field theory that describes 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 the substance and spirit of QED to the nonscientist.

With an incisive introduction by A. Zee that places Feynman’s contribution to QED in historical context and highlights Feynman’s uniquely appealing and illuminating style, this Princeton Science Library edition of QED makes Feynman’s legendary talks on quantum electrodynamics available to a new generation of readers.

Qed

The Strange Theory Of Light And Matter

by Richard P. Feynman

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ISBN: 9781400847464
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: October of 2014
Language: English
Format: eBook
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EAN: 9781400847464
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard P. Feynman

O norte-americano Richard Feynman (1918-1988) é um dos maiores físicos do século XX. Recebeu o Prémio Nobel de Física de 1965 pela sua teoria da Eletrodinâmica Quântica (QED), a teoria quântica dos eletrões e dos fotões. Formado pelo MIT, depois de ter participado no projeto Manhattan, foi professor da Universidade Cornell e do Caltech (California Institute of Technology). Em 1986, foi membro da Comissão Rogers que investigou o desastre do vaivém espacial Challenger da NASA, tendo descoberto a origem da falha. Nas universidades de todo o mundo são famosas as Feynman Lectures on Physics. É autor dos seguintes livros publicados pela Gradiva, com sucessivas reedições: Está a Brincar, Sr. Feynman! (1988), QED – A estranha teoria da luz e da matéria (1988), Nem sempre a brincar, Sr. Feynman (1989), O Significado de Tudo (2000) e O Prazer da Descoberta (2006). Além do Nobel, Feynman ganhou a medalha Albert Einstein (1954) e a Medalha Nacional de Ciência (1979), entre outros prémios.

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