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

Feynman, Richard P.; Weinberg, Steven; Lecture notes compiled by Richard MacKenzie and Paul Doust

ISBN 10: 0521340004 / ISBN 13: 9780521340007

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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Later printing. Clean, tight hardcover bound in full cloth with unmarked interior and text. The dust jacket is bright, attractive, and whole. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. x, 110pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics: The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521340004
• ISBN 13: 9780521340007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Developing a theory that seamlessly combines relativity and quantum mechanics, the most important conceptual breakthroughs in twentieth century physics, has proved to be a difficult and ongoing challenge. This book details how two distinguished physicists and Nobel laureates have explored this theme in two lectures given in Cambridge, England, in 1986 to commemorate the famous British physicist Paul Dirac. Given for nonspecialists and undergraduates, the talks transcribed in Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics focus on the fundamental problems of physics and the present state of our knowledge. Professor Feynman examines the nature of antiparticles, and in particular the relationship between quantum spin and statistics. Professor Weinberg speculates on how Einstein's theory of gravitation might be reconciled with quantum theory in the final law of physics. Highly accessible, deeply thought provoking, this book will appeal to all those interested in the development of modern physics.

Book Description

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.