The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume 1: Quantum Mechanics Volume 2: Advanced Quantum Mechanics.RICHARD R FEYNMAN Richard P. Feynman was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who not only advanced quantum electrodynamics quantum electrodynamics (QED), quantum field theory that describes the properties of electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with electrically charged matter in the framework of quantum theory. but was also famous for his outgoing personality and keen ability to impart complicated ideas to a lay audience. For more than 30 years, Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been a resource for students and scientists alike. These lectures were originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into a classic textbook. This set, comprising the first and second volumes of the complete audio-CD collection, contains 12 CDS of digitally remastered lectures, unabridged from the original recordings. The publisher has reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. the talks for cohesiveness and convenience. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics to such formidable topics as Einstein's general theory of relativity Noun 1. Einstein's general theory of relativity - a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) general relativity, general relativity theory, general theory of relativity , superconductivity superconductivity, abnormally high electrical conductivity of certain substances. The phenomenon was discovered in 1911 by Kamerlingh Onnes, who found that the resistance of mercury dropped suddenly to zero at a temperature of about 4.2°K;. , and quantum mechanics quantum mechanics: see quantum theory. quantum mechanics Branch of mathematical physics that deals with atomic and subatomic systems. It is concerned with phenomena that are so small-scale that they cannot be described in classical terms, and it is , Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Basic, 2003, 12 compact discs, $59.95. |
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