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

By Richard P. Feynman , Steven Weinberg

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0521340004, 9780521340007
LCC
QC793.28 .F49 1999
Open Library ID
OL18293478M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
612 kB (626942 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
120\120
DPI
300
Time added
2011-01-23 12:00:00
Физика;Квантовая физика;Физика элементарных частиц

Description

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.

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