Quantum Electrodynamics (Advanced Book Classics) (Paperback)

by Richard P. Feynman (Author) "The theory of interaction of light with matter is called quantum electro..." (more)
Key Phrases: positive energy components, propagation kernel, real quanta (more...)

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This classic work presents the main results and calculational procedures of quantum electrodynamics in a simple and straightforward way. Designed for the student of experimental physics who does not intend to take more advanced graduate courses in theoretical physics, the material consists of notes on the third of a three-semester course given at the California Institute of Technology.

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Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.

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Product Details Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Westview Press (March 4, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0201360756 ISBN-13: 978-0201360752 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #514,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #22 in  Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Circuitry > Electrodynamics #35 in  Books > Science > Physics > Electromagnetism > Electricity

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positive energy components, propagation kernel, real quanta, conventional electrodynamics, final spin states, commutation relationships, negative energy states, virtual quanta, succeeding paper, positive energy states, momentum representation, meson theories, charge renormalization, mass correction, neutral mesons, pair annihilation, nonrelativistic case, photon state, vacuum polarization

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This book cites 23 books:

• Quantum Mechanics (International Pure & Applied Physics Series) by L. I. Schiff on page 46, and page 53
• Intermediate Quantum Mechanics: Third Edition (Advanced Book Classics) by Roman Jackiw in Front Matter
• Gauge Theories Of Strong, Weak, And Electromagnetic Interactions (Advanced Book Classics) by Chris Quigg in Front Matter
• Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics (Advanced Book Classics) by Philip W. Anderson in Front Matter
• Theory Of Interacting Fermi Systems (Advanced Book Classics) by Philippe Nozieres in Front Matter

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• An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics) by Michael E. Peskin on 7 pages
• Techniques and Applications of Path Integration (Wiley Classics Library) by L. S. Schulman on 5 pages

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (March 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201360756
• ISBN-13: 978-0201360752
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #514,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first great Feynman classic, February 12, 2001

By	henrique fleming (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews

This book collects a set of lectures by Feynman on quantum electrodynamics and a few reprints of his papers on the subject.Nowadays it would be a (hard) graduate course. At its time it was written for Feynman's peers. At that time the method developped by him, though he had total control of it, was not complete as far as derivations are concerned. However, each topic was solidly grounded on the basis of specific arguments. This is how things are done. Usually you have a hundred incomplete arguments which, put together, are, so to speak, stronger than a formal demonstration. And, what arguments! What insight this (then) young guy had already!This book is for pleasure! You probably should read it together with some modern text, like Veltman's "Diagrammatica", to get the modern perspective and also to see how little, after all, was changed. A companion book, called "Theory of Fundamental Processes" is also a sterling lecture, for the same reasons. Perhaps even more so.

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4.0 out of 5 stars feynmans way, April 25, 2001

By	chicken head cut off "mcscientist" (Gainesville/Orsay France) - See all my reviews

I think this is a good supplemental book. it's like his course on physics; you cant learn from it alone; but with a canonical text it adds wonderful insight on a subject. His theory of fundamental processes is out of date (way before tau neutrinos, and there are mistakes in parts); so i would avoid that one. this one I find to be about the level of sophistication of his lectures on gravitation, but explaining field theory. Feynman naturally has a slightly more functional approach than other books of this era. I think it's a good book to keep next to something like peskin and schroeder in ones personal library

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People reading this book must be safely assumed to be physics oriented guys esp the ones in particle physics. The book is a good introduction for an amateur who is not necessarily a good mathematician cuz this book has surprisingly NO glamorous formulae associated with QED.It doesn't give you in-depth scrutiny of the high-energy world yet it gives you enough to keep you interested all the way. The title can be mis-leading cuz it doesn't really cover extensive knowledge about the field, should've been introductory QED or something on those lines. Anyways should be fun to read iff you want to know the nuances of matter !