QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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| QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter canonical | 5 |
| QED | 1 |
| QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (lecture series basis) | 1 |
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Target entity: QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Context triple: [Richard Feynman, notableWork, QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter]
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Feynman Lectures on Physics
Feynman Lectures on Physics is a renowned three-volume introductory physics textbook based on Richard Feynman’s legendary Caltech lectures, celebrated for its clarity, depth, and engaging style.
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin that chronicles the life, scientific achievements, and political downfall of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project.
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Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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Feynman checkerboard model
The Feynman checkerboard model is a path-integral-based lattice model introduced by Richard Feynman to illustrate and derive the behavior of relativistic quantum particles, particularly the Dirac equation in one spatial dimension.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Target entity description: QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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A.
Feynman Lectures on Physics
Feynman Lectures on Physics is a renowned three-volume introductory physics textbook based on Richard Feynman’s legendary Caltech lectures, celebrated for its clarity, depth, and engaging style.
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B.
On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the concept of light quanta (photons), laying the foundation for quantum theory and explaining the photoelectric effect.
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C.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin that chronicles the life, scientific achievements, and political downfall of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project.
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D.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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physics book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures
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lectures by Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalUse | introductory reading on quantum mechanics and QED ⓘ |
| explains |
basic ideas of quantum electrodynamics for lay readers
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how light interacts with matter at the quantum level ⓘ how to compute probabilities using arrows (vectors) in the complex plane ⓘ |
| format | book version of public lectures ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAward |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physics (Richard Feynman)
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| hasAuthorProfession | theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| hasCoverType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780691024172 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 160 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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non-specialists in physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanation of quantum electrodynamics
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use of everyday analogies to explain quantum phenomena ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisherSeries |
Princeton University Press
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surface form:
Princeton Science Library
|
| relatedWork |
quantum electrodynamics
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surface form:
QED (quantum electrodynamics) theory
Feynman Lectures on Physics ⓘ
surface form:
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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| shortTitle |
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
QED
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| style |
informal
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lecture-based ⓘ |
| subject |
light
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matter ⓘ quantum electrodynamics ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th-century physics ⓘ |
| title | QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
Feynman diagrams
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electron ⓘ interference ⓘ photon ⓘ probability amplitudes ⓘ quantum theory of radiation ⓘ reflection and refraction of light ⓘ wave–particle duality ⓘ |
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