Unification of Fundamental Forces: The First 1988 Dirac Memorial Lecture

Jaccard, Mark (Not Available)/ Salam, Abdus/ Dirac, P. A. M./ Evans, Jonathan/ Watts, Gerard

ISBN 10: 0521020786 / ISBN 13: 9780521020787

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unification of Fundamental Forces: The First 1988 Dirac Memorial Lecture
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521020786
• ISBN 13: 9780521020787
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.18 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is an expanded version of the third Dirac Memorial Lecture, given in 1988 by the Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam. Salam's lecture presents an overview of the developments in modern particle physics from its inception at the turn of the century to the present theories seeking to unify all the fundamental forces. In addition, two previously unpublished lectures by Paul Dirac, and Werner Heisenberg are included. These lectures provide a fascinating insight into their approach to research and the developments in particle physics at that time. Nonspecialists, undergraduates and researchers will find this a fascinating book. It contains a clear introduction to the major themes of particle physics and cosmology by one of the most distinguished contemporary physicists.

Book Description

Paul Adrian Maurice Dirac, one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, died in 1984. His college, St John's College, Cambridge, generously endowed annual lectures to be held at Cambridge University in his memory. This 1990 volume includes an expanded version of the third Dirac Memorial Lecture presented by Abdus Salam.