Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics: The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures - Hardcover

Feynman, Richard P.; Weinberg, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521340004 ISBN 13: 9780521340007

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Perhaps the two most important conceptual breakthroughs in twentieth century physics are relativity and quantum mechanics. Developing a theory that combines the two seamlessly is a difficult and ongoing challenge. This accessible book contains intriguing explorations of this theme by the distinguished physicists Richard Feynman and Steven Weinberg.

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About the Author

Steven Weinberg was educated at Cornell, Copenhagen, and Princeton, and taught at Columbia, Berkeley, M.I.T., and Harvard. In 1982 h e moved to The University of Texas at Austin and founded its Theory Group. At Texas he is a member of the Physics and Astronomy Departments. His research has spanned a broad range of topics in quantum field theory, elementary particle physics, and cosmology, and has been honored with numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physics, the National Medal of Science, the Heinemann Prize in Mathematical Physics, the Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Madison Medal of Princeton University, and the Oppenheimer Prize. In addition to the well-known treatise, Gravitation and Cosmology, h e has written several books for general readers, including the prize-winning The First Three Minutes, The Discovery of Subatomic Particles, and most recently Dreams of a Final Theory. He has written a textbook The Quantum Theory of Fields, Vol. I. and Vol. II.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521340004
• ISBN 13: 9780521340007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 124