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Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics
The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures
by Richard P Feynman ; Steven Weinberg
ISBN: 0521658624
ISBN-13: 9780521658621
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Published date: 1999
Size: 5 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.25 pounds
Pages: 110
Publisher's Notes
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. Available in paperback for the first time, 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. 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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