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Advanced Quantum Mechanicsby J. J. SakuraiISBN 0201067102 (0-201-06710-2)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Alice in Quantumlandby Robert GilmoreISBN 0387914951 (0-387-91495-1)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice in Quantumland'Book summary:My eyes tend to glaze over when I encounter YAPBAQPs (Yet Another Popular Book About Quantum Physics). But this volume captured my attention, and imagination. Told in the same way as Alice in Wonderland (with many of the original passages re-tooled to their new purpose) and a hint of Flatland, Gilmore guides us through the principles of Quantum mechanics in a truly lively and fun way. I suspect it may even be a good read for teens or extremely bright children. [via]
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The Cosmic Codeby Heinz R. PagelsISBN 0553246259 (0-553-24625-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cosmic Code'Book summary:This is one of the most important books on quantum mechanics ever written for general readers, in which an eminent physicist discusses and explains the core concepts of physics without resorting to complicated mathematics. "Can be read by anyone. I heartily recommend it!" New York Times Book Review. 1982 edition.[via]More editions of The Cosmic Code:
The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics As the Language of Natureby Heinz R. PagelsISBN 0671248022 (0-671-24802-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physicsby Gary ZukavISBN 0060959681 (0-06-095968-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics'Book summary:At an Esalen Institute meeting in 1976, tai chi master Al Huang said that the Chinese word for physics is Wu Li, "patterns of organic energy." Journalist Gary Zukav and the others present developed the idea of physics as the dance of the Wu Li Masters--the teachers of physical essence. Zukav explains the concept further:
The Wu Li Master dances with his student. The Wu Li Master does not teach, but the student learns. The Wu Li Master always begins at the center, the heart of the matter.... This book deals not with knowledge, which is always past tense anyway, but with imagination, which is physics come alive, which is Wu Li.... Most people believe that physicists are explaining the world. Some physicists even believe that, but the Wu Li Masters know that they are only dancing with it.
The "new physics" of Zukav's 1979 book comprises quantum theory, particle physics, and relativity. Even as these theories age they haven't percolated all that far into the collective consciousness; they're too far removed from mundane human experience not to need introduction. The Dancing Wu Li Masters remains an engaging, accessible way to meet the most profound and mind-altering insights of 20th-century science. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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- The Dancing Wu Li Masters : An Overview of the New Physics: ISBN 055326382X (0-553-26382-X)
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Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theoryby B. GreeneISBN 0375708111 (0-375-70811-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory'Book summary:There is an ill-concealed skeleton in the closet of physics: "As they are currently formulated, general relativity and quantum mechanics cannot both be right." Each is exceedingly accurate in its field: general relativity explains the behavior of the universe at large scales, while quantum mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Yet the theories collide horribly under extreme conditions such as black holes or times close to the big bang. Brian Greene, a specialist in quantum field theory, believes that the two pillars of physics can be reconciled in superstring theory, a theory of everything.
Superstring theory has been called "a part of 21st-century physics that fell by chance into the 20th century." In other words, it isn't all worked out yet. Despite the uncertainties--"string theorists work to find approximate solutions to approximate equations"--Greene gives a tour of string theory solid enough to satisfy the scientifically literate.
Though Ed Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study is in many ways the human hero of The Elegant Universe, it is not a human-side-of-physics story. Greene's focus throughout is the science, and he gives the nonspecialist at least an illusion of understanding--or the sense of knowing what it is that you don't know. And that is traditionally the first step on the road to knowledge. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Elements of Advanced Quantum Theory,by John M. ZimanISBN 0521099498 (0-521-09949-8)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implicationsby David DeutschISBN 014027541X (0-14-027541-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implications'Book summary:"Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense," writes physicist David Deutsch. In The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch traces what he considers the four main strands of scientific explanation: quantum theory, evolution, computation, and the theory of knowledge. "The four of them taken together form a coherent explanatory structure that is so far-reaching, and has come to encompass so much of our understanding of the world, that in my view it may already properly be called the first Theory of Everything." Deutsch covers some difficult material with unusual clarity. Each chapter ends with a summary and definitions of important terms, which makes the work an invaluable sourcebook. [via]
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Realityby Brian GreeneISBN 0375727205 (0-375-72720-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality'Book summary:As a boy, Brian Greene read Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and was transformed. Camus, in Greene's paraphrase, insisted that the hero triumphs "by relinquishing everything beyond immediate experience." After wrestling with this idea, however, Greene rejected Camus and realized that his true idols were physicists; scientists who struggled "to assess life and to experience the universe at all possible levels, not just those that happened to be accessible to our frail human senses." His driving question in The Fabric of the Cosmos, then, is fundamental: "What is reality?" Over sixteen chapters, he traces the evolving human understanding of the substrate of the universe, from classical physics to ten-dimensional M-Theory.
Assuming an audience of non-specialists, Greene has set himself a daunting task: to explain non-intuitive, mathematical concepts like String Theory, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and Inflationary Cosmology with analogies drawn from common experience. For the most part, he succeeds. His language reflects a deep passion for science and a gift for translating concepts into poetic images. When explaining, for example, the inability to see the higher dimensions inherent in string theory, Greene writes: "We don't see them because of the way we see&like an ant walking along a lily pad&we could be floating within a grand, expansive, higher-dimensional space."
For Greene, Rhodes Scholar and professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, speculative science is not always as thorough and successful. His discussion of teleportation, for example, introduces and then quickly tables a valuable philosophical probing of identity. The paradoxes of time travel, however, are treated with greater depth, and his vision of life in a three-brane universe is compelling and--to use his description for quantum reality--"weird."
In the final pages Greene turns from science fiction back to the fringes of science fact, and he returns with rigor to frame discoveries likely to be made in the coming decades. "We are, most definitely, still wandering in the jungle," he concludes. Thanks to Greene, though, some of the underbrush has been cleared. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Definitive Editionby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0805390499 (0-8053-9049-9)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Definitive Edition'Book summary:This revised edition of Feynmans legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. For all readers interested in physics. [via]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physicsby Richard Phillip FeynmanISBN 0201021188 (0-201-02118-8)
Softcover, Pearson P T R
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics'Book summary:For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as Einstein's general relativity, superconductivity, and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Responding to the tremendous clamor for the original audio tapes from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Persues Books is releasing Feynman's original recordings, remastered for modern audio equipment and re-organized for cohesiveness and convenience. Timeless, and collectible, these tapes will serve as a comprehensive library of essential physics by a legend in science. [via]
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Feynman Lectures On Physics: The Definitive Issueby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0805390669 (0-8053-9066-9)
Softcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics/Commemorative Issueby Richard Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew L. SandsISBN 0201510057 (0-201-51005-7)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimensionby Michio KakuISBN 0385477058 (0-385-47705-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension'Book summary:How many dimensions do you live in? Three? Maybe that's all your commonsense sense perception perceives, but there is growing and compelling evidence to suggest that we actually live in a universe of ten real dimensions. Kaku has written an extraordinarily lucid and thought-provoking exploration of the theoretical and empirical bases of a ten-dimensional universe and even goes so far as to discuss possible practical implications--such as being able to escape the collapse of the universe. Yikes. Highly Recommended. [via]
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In Search of Schrodinger's Catby John GribbinISBN 0553342533 (0-553-34253-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality'Book summary:Part history book and part remedial physics text for those who lost interest when the equations started getting unintuitive, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat explains quantum physics in a way that's not only clear, but also enjoyable.
Gribbin opens with the subjects that most physics professors have just started to examine at the end of the semester: The mysterious character of light, the valence concept in Nils Bohr's atomic model, radioactive decay, and the physics of life-defining DNA all get clear, comprehensive, and witty coverage. This book reveals the beauty and mystery that underlies everything in the universe.
Does this book claim to explain quantum physics without math? No. Math is too central to physics to be bypassed. But if you can do basic algebra, you can understand the equations in In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Gribbin is the physics teacher everyone should have in high school or college: kind without being a pushover, knowledgeable without being condescending, and clearly expressive without being boring. Gribbin's book belongs on the shelf of every pre-calculus student. It also deserves a place in the library of everyone who was scared away from advanced physics prematurely. [via]
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanicsby David J. GriffithsISBN 0131118927 (0-13-111892-7)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:Written by the author of the best-selling E & M text, this text is designed to teach students how to DO quantum mechanics. Part I covers the basic theory; Part II develops approximation schemes and real-world applications. *offers an unusually readable, consistent, and honest discussion of fundamental ideas. *some books allow students to assume that there are no conceptual problems with quantum mechanics, or conceal the interpretative difficulties with abstract language and dogmatic assertions. Griffiths acknowledges, from the beginning, both the difficulty in understanding quantum mechanics, and the controversy surrounding some of the fundamental ideas. *avoids a now-unnecessary historical discussion. Starts immediately with quantum mechanics - the Schr?dinger equation, and its statistical interpretation, is introduced on the second page. *explores several exceptionally up-to-date topics - e.g., adiabatic processes (and a treatment of Berrys phase); Bells theorem; the quantum Zeno paradox; and, where appropriate, cites recent papers in the accessible literature. *contains 315 graded problems offering a wide range of difficulty. **essential, "confidence builders"; ***more difficult and less crucial; ****most difficult - an hour or more; *no stars: good exercise but not essential or difficult. [via]
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanicsby Linus PaulingISBN 0486648710 (0-486-64871-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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An Introduction to Quantum Physicsby A.P. FrenchISBN 0393091066 (0-393-09106-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Introduction to Quantum Physics'Book summary:Provides comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of quantum physics. Full mathematical treatments are given. Uses examples from different areas of physics to demonstrate how theories work in practice. Text derived from lectures delivered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [via]
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Introductory Quantum Mechanicsby Richard L. LiboffISBN 0805387145 (0-8053-8714-5)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introductory Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:By providing detailed explanations of challenging concepts for students and by offering professors an extensive list of subjects, the third edition of this best-selling quantum mechanics text follows the continuing evolution of physics in both esoteric and pragmatic directions. A new chapter, 15, develops the subject of relativistic waves, beginning with a review of basic relativistic concepts and continues with derivation of the Klein-Gordon equation. The chapter delves into the Dirac theory and the Dirac formulation of the four-dimensional spin operator, and concludes with a brief introduction to the covariant formulation of relativistic quantum mechanics. The revision also includes new descriptions and discussions of quantum-well configurations relevant to the quantum dot and the quantum wire and pertinent to semiconductor technology. Employing an assortment of symmetry principles, the transfer matrix method is developed and employed to regain the Kronig-Penny dispersion relation. The discussion of impurity semiconductors has been revised and is accompanied by a new subsection on the p-n junction. A new description of the Hartree-Fock model is included in the revision, which affords a method for obtaining approximate atomic wavefunctions and eigenenergies. This description complements the Thomas-Fermi model, which was new to the second edition. The third edition of Introductory Quantum Mechanics also includes a number of new intriguing problems many of which carry solutions, and a new, informative periodic chart appearing on the inside flap of the front cover. As with his previous editions, Liboff starts with a review of the most relevant elements of classical mechanics and proceeds through two parts that develop quantum theory. [via]
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Hardcover, Addison-Wesley - Introductory Quantum Mechanics: ISBN 081625172X (0-8162-5172-X)
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Lectures on Quantum Mechanicsby P. A. M. DiracISBN 0486417131 (0-486-41713-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lectures on Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:Four concise, brilliant lectures on mathematical methods by the Nobel Laureate and quantum pioneer begin with an introduction to visualizing quantum theory through the use of classical mechanics. The remaining lectures build on that idea, examining the possibility of building a relativistic quantum theory on curved surfaces or flat surfaces.[via]More editions of Lectures on Quantum Mechanics:
Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanicsby John Von NeumannISBN 0691028931 (0-691-02893-1)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics was a revolutionary book that caused a sea change in theoretical physics. Here, John von Neumann, one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century, shows that great insights in quantum physics can be obtained by exploring the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics. He begins by presenting the theory of Hermitean operators and Hilbert spaces. These provide the framework for transformation theory, which von Neumann regards as the definitive form of quantum mechanics. Using this theory, he attacks with mathematical rigor some of the general problems of quantum theory, such as quantum statistical mechanics as well as measurement processes. Regarded as a tour de force at the time of publication, this book is still indispensable for those interested in the fundamental issues of quantum mechanics. [via]
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The Meaning of Quantum Theory: A Guide for Students of Chemistry And Physicsby Jim BaggottISBN 0198555768 (0-19-855576-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Modern Quantum Mechanicsby J. J. Sakurai, Fu TuanISBN 0201539292 (0-201-53929-2)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Modern Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:This best-selling classic sets the standard for the quantum mechanics physics market. It provides a graduate-level, non-historical, modern introduction of quantum mechanical concepts for first year graduate students. The author was a noted theorist in particle theory, and was well renowned in his area of expertise. This revised edition retains the original material, but adds topics that extend its usefulness into the 21st century. Students will still find such classic developments as neutron interferometer experiments, Feyman path integrals, correlation measurements, and Bell's inequality. Updated material includes time independent perturbation theory for The Degenerate Case which can be found in 5. New supplementary material is at the end of the text. [via]
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Molecular Quantum Mechanicsby P. W. Atkins, R. S. FriedmanISBN 0199274983 (0-19-927498-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Mr Tompkins in Paperbackby George GamowISBN 0521447712 (0-521-44771-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Mr Tompkins: Comprising 'mr Tompkins in Wonderland' And 'mr Tompkins Explores the Atom'by George GamowISBN 0521093554 (0-521-09355-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Photons and Atoms: Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamicsby Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Jacques Dupont-Roc, Gilbert GrynbergISBN 0471184330 (0-471-18433-0)
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Photons and Atoms: Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics provides the necessary background to understand the various physical processes associated with photon-atom interactions. It starts with elementary quantum theory and classical electrodynamics and progresses to more advanced approaches. A critical comparison is made between these different, although equivalent, formulations of quantum electrodynamics.
Using this format, the reader is offered a gradual, yet flexible introduction to quantum electrodynamics, avoiding formal discussions and excessive shortcuts. Complementing each chapter are numerous examples and exercises that can be used independently from the rest of the book to extend each chapter in many disciplines depending on the interests and needs of the reader. [via]More editions of Photons and Atoms: Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics:
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Physical Principles of the Quantum Theoryby W. HeisenbergISBN 0486601137 (0-486-60113-7)
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Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversationsby Werner HeisenbergISBN 0049250205 (0-04-925020-5)
Softcover, G. Allen & Unwin
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Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science.by Werner Heisenberg, F.S.C. NorthropISBN 1573926949 (1-57392-694-9)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science.'Book summary:Nobel Prize-winning German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) is known for the development of quantum mechanics and the principle of indeterminancy. In physics and Philosophy he explains how modern advances in science alter, and often destroy, traditional ways only when the philosophical assumptions embedded in scientific method allow for modifications when new evidence emerges. Scientific advances alone do not change a culture when it is stripped of the new knowlage that accompanies the new science. [via]
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Principles of Quantum Mechanicsby Ramamurti ShankarISBN 0306447908 (0-306-44790-8)
Hardcover, Plenum Pub Corp
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Principles of Quantum Mechanicsby Paul A. DiracISBN 0198520115 (0-19-852011-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Qedby Peter ParnellISBN 0822219247 (0-8222-1924-7)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Qed'Book summary:(Applause Books). QED is a seductive mix of science, human affections, moral courage and comic eccentricity... not to be missed." John Simon, New York Magazine The play itself is a kind of proof, dramatically illustrating how a man who happens to be a genius elegantly and movingly works through the human problem of how to face the end of his life." Nancy Franklin, The New Yorker With a moving and powerful introduction from Alan Alda. Who knew that quantum electrodynamics could make for a dramatic read? In the hands of the late, great physicist Richard Feynman, it does. Feynman's theory of QED is just one of the many topics the playwright Peter Parnell explores in this nearly-one-man show, a recent Broadway triumph for star Alan Alda as Feynman. Set in Feynman's office on the weekend of his realization that he has terminal cancer, this play is an intellectual tour-de-force that captures the unique, hilarious, and puckish genius that Feynman was. From his work on the Manhattan Project to the death of his beloved first wife, from his mission to reconstruct the Challenger space shuttle tragedy to his Nobel-prize winning physics ideas, the resume of Feynman's life is fascinating. But Parnell gives us more, letting fill in the details of his life. When he reads a letter he wrote to his wife after her death, or flirts with a student, or chillingly recalls walking around Manhattan calculating the damage an atomic bomb could do, we grow to love the man behind the scientist. And we read in fascination as he puzzles out the problem of his own death. Combining the current interest in science and math in the entertainment world with one of the most entertaining scientists in U.S. history, QED is a tour-de-force. [via]
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Qed: The Strange Theory of Light and Matterby Richard Feynman, A. ZeeISBN 0691125759 (0-691-12575-9)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter'Book summary:Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the nonscientist. QED--the edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA as part of the Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lecture series--is perhaps the best example of his ability to communicate both the substance and the spirit of science to the layperson.
The focus, as the title suggests, is quantum electrodynamics (QED), the part of the quantum theory of fields that describes the interactions of the quanta of the electromagnetic field-light, X rays, gamma rays--with matter and those of charged particles with one another. By extending the formalism developed by Dirac in 1933, which related quantum and classical descriptions of the motion of particles, Feynman revolutionized the quantum mechanical understanding of the nature of particles and waves. And, by incorporating his own readily visualizable formulation of quantum mechanics, Feynman created a diagrammatic version of QED that made calculations much simpler and also provided visual insights into the mechanisms of quantum electrodynamic processes.
In this book, using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman successfully provides a definitive introduction to QED for a lay readership without any distortion of the basic science. Characterized by Feynman's famously original clarity and humor, this popular book on QED has not been equaled since its publication.
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Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr - Qed: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter: ISBN 0691127174 (0-691-12717-4)
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Quantum Electrodynamicsby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0201360756 (0-201-36075-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Electrodynamics'Book summary:This classic work presents the main results and calculational procedures of quantum electrodynamics in a simple and straightforward way. Designed for the student of experimental physics who does not intend to take more advanced graduate courses in theoretical physics, the material consists of notes on the third of a three-semester course given at the California Institute of Technology.[via]More editions of Quantum Electrodynamics:
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Quantum Mechanicsby C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Dui, Franck LaloeISBN 047116433X (0-471-16433-X)
Softcover, Wiley-Interscience
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Quantum Mechanicsby L.D. LandauISBN 0750635398 (0-7506-3539-8)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Quantum Mechanicsby L.I. SchiffISBN 0070552878 (0-07-055287-8)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Developmentby Leslie E BallentineISBN 9810241054 (981-02-4105-4)
Softcover, World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Quantum Mechanics and Experienceby David Z AlbertISBN 0674741137 (0-674-74113-7)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Mechanics and Experience'Book summary:The more science tells us about the world, the stranger it looks. Ever since physics first penetrated the atom, early in this century, what it found there has stood as a radical and unanswered challenge to many of our most cherished conceptions of nature. It has literally been called into question since then whether or not there are always objective matters of fact about the whereabouts of subatomic particles, or about the locations of tables and chairs, or even about the very contents of our thoughts. A new kind of uncertainty has become a principle of science.
This book is an original and provocative investigation of that challenge, as well as a novel attempt at writing about science in a style that is simultaneously elementary and deep. It is a lucid and self-contained introduction to the foundations of quantum mechanics, accessible to anyone with a high school mathematics education, and at the same time a rigorous discussion of the most important recent advances in our understanding of that subject, some of which are due to the author himself.
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Quantum Mechanics: Two Volumes Bound As Oneby Albert MessiahISBN 0486409244 (0-486-40924-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Quantum Mechanics-Nonrelativistic Theoryby L.D. LandauISBN 0080209408 (0-08-020940-8)
Hardcover, Elsevier Science Ltd
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revised to include some 20% of new material. Important recent developments such as the theory of Regge poles are now included. Many problems with solutions have been added to those already contained in the book.
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Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality?by Alastair I.M. RaeISBN 0521542669 (0-521-54266-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality?'Book summary:Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and the Byzantine empire. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls, but the actual circumstances of his death have remained surrounded in myth. In the years which followed it was said that he was not dead but sleeping - the 'immortal emperor' turned to marble, who would one day be awakened by an angel and drive the Turks out of his city and empire. Donald Nicol's book tells the gripping story of Constantine's life and death, and ends with an intriguing account of the claims of reputed descendents of his family - some remarkably recent - to be the heirs of the Byzantine throne. [via]
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Quantum Physics: Of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particlesby Robert Martin EisbergISBN 047187373X (0-471-87373-X)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particlesby Robert Resnick, Robert Martin EisbergISBN 0471234648 (0-471-23464-8)
Hardcover, Wiley
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Quantum Reality: Beyond the New Physicsby Nick HerbertISBN 0385235690 (0-385-23569-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Quantum Theoryby D. BohmISBN 0486659690 (0-486-65969-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methodsby Asher PeresISBN 0792336321 (0-7923-3632-1)
Softcover, Kluwer Academic Pub
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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universeby Roger PenroseISBN 0679776311 (0-679-77631-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe'Book summary:From one of our greatest living scientists, a magnificent book that provides, for the serious lay reader, the most comprehensive and sophisticated account we have yet had of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory.
Since the earliest efforts of the ancient Greeks to find order amid the chaos around us, there has been continual accelerated progress toward understanding the laws that govern our universe. And the particularly important advances made by means of the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum mechanics have deeply altered our vision of the cosmos and provided us with models of unprecedented accuracy.
What Roger Penrose so brilliantly accomplishes in this book is threefold. First, he gives us an overall narrative description of our present understanding of the universe and its physical behaviorsfrom the unseeable, minuscule movement of the subatomic particle to the journeys of the planets and the stars in the vastness of time and space.
Second, he evokes the extraordinary beauty that lies in the mysterious and profound relationships between these physical behaviors and the subtle mathematical ideas that explain and interpret them.
Third, Penrose comes to the arresting conclusionas he explores the compatibility of the two grand classic theories of modern physicsthat Einsteins general theory of relativity stands firm while quantum theory, as presently constituted, still needs refashioning.
Along the way, he talks about a wealth of issues, controversies, and phenomena; about the roles of various kinds of numbers in physics, ideas of calculus and modern geometry, visions of infinity, the big bang, black holes, the profound challenge of the second law of thermodynamics, string and M theory, loop quantum gravity, twistors, and educated guesses about science in the near future. In The Road to Reality he has given us a work of enormous scope, intention, and achievementa complete and essential work of science [via]More editions of The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe:
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Sources of Quantum Mechanicsby Waerden, Bartel Leendert Van Der, CompISBN 0486618811 (0-486-61881-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sources of Quantum Mechanics'Book summary:Seventeen seminal papers, dating from the years 1917-26, in which the quantum theory as we now know it was developed and formulated. Among the scientists represented: Einstein, Ehrenfest, Bohr, Born, Van Vleck, Heisenberg, Dirac, Pauli and Jordan. All 17 papers translated into English.[via]More editions of Sources of Quantum Mechanics:
Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanicsby J. S. Bell, Alain AspectISBN 0521523389 (0-521-52338-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics: Collected Papers on Quantum Mechanicsby J. S. BellISBN 0521368693 (0-521-36869-3)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanicsby H. WeylISBN 0486602699 (0-486-60269-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Three Roads to Quantum Gravityby Lee SmolinISBN 0465078362 (0-465-07836-2)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Roads to Quantum Gravity'Book summary:It's difficult, writes Lee Smolin in this lucid overview of modern physics, to talk meaningfully about the big questions of space and time, given the limitations of our technology and perceptions.
It's more difficult still given some of the contradictions and inconsistencies that obtain between quantum theory, which "was invented to explain why atoms are stable and do not instantly fall apart" but has little to say about space and time, and general relatively theory, which has everything to say about the big picture but tends to collapse when describing the behavior of atoms and their even smaller constituents. Whence the hero of Smolin's tale, the as-yet-incomplete quantum theory of gravity, which seeks to unify relativity and quantum theory--and, in the bargain, to move toward a "grand theory of everything." Smolin ably explains concepts that underlie quantum gravity, such as background independence, the superposition principle, and the notion of causal structure, and he traces the development of allied theories that have shaped modern physics and led to this new view of the universe.
Although he allows that "it has not been possible to test any of our new theories of quantum gravity experimentally," Smolin predicts that a solid framework will be established by 2015 at the outside. If he's correct, the years in between promise to be an exciting time for students of the physical sciences, and Smolin's book makes an engaging introduction to some of the big questions they'll be asking. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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What Is Quantum Mechanics?: A Physics Adventureby Transnational College of Lex StaffISBN 0964350416 (0-9643504-1-6)
Softcover, Language Research Foundation
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Is Quantum Mechanics?: A Physics Adventure'Book summary:What is Quantum Mechanics? A Physics Adventure comprehensively traces the historical development of quantum mechanics, treating a complex subject in a light-hearted, user-friendly manner. It not only introduces the reader to the concepts of quantum mechanics, but also tells the story behind the theories. It is easy to understand for beginners because it was written by people going through the learning process themselves. Yet, even the seasoned scientist will enjoy the controversy and drama as the development of physics unfolds in the book.
Dr. Yoichiro Nambu, 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, served as a senior adviser to the student authors of What is Quantum Mechanics? A Physics Adventure at the Transnational College of LEX throughout their journey of discovery. [via]More editions of What Is Quantum Mechanics?: A Physics Adventure:
Where Does the Weirdness Go?: Why Quantum Mechanics Is Strange, but Not As Strange As You Thinkby David LindleyISBN 0465067867 (0-465-06786-7)
Softcover, Basic Books
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