The Character of Physical Law (英語) 平裝

Richard P. Feynman (作者)

基本信息

Series:Mit Press

Format:Paperback / softback 184 pages

Publisher:MIT Press Ltd

Imprint:MIT Press

Edition:With New Foreword ed.

ISBN:9780262533416

Published:27 Jul 2020

Classifications:Cryogenics

Readership:General (US: Trade)

Weight:227g

Dimensions:208 x 135 x 13(mm)

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內容簡介

本書是費曼教授在美國康奈爾大學所做的梅森哲講座系列講演。這些講演的聽眾，是希望更加普遍地瞭解“物理定律的本性”的大學生。這些講演並不是按照準備好的稿子宣講的，而是根據一份簡略的綱要即席發揮的。

本書中的各章是他各次講演的記錄，這些講演是在一個使費曼教授得以不受拘束地演出他的口才和姿態的大講台上做出的。他具有作為一位演説家的國際聲譽，而且亦以其激動人心的講授風格而聞名。本書準備為那些電視觀眾提供一種引導性的或者記憶的幫助，他們觀看了講演的播出之後，還希望得到一種可隨時參考的文字讀物。雖然本書怎麼説都不能當成一本教科書，但對於那些追求對物理學定律的清晰理解的物理系學生，他們將會由此受到其中許多論證的啟示。

An introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery.

Richard Feynman was one of the most famous and important physicists of the second half of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, celebrated for his spirited and engaging lectures, and briefly a star on the evening news for his presence on the commission investigating the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, Feynman is best known for his contributions to the field of quantum electrodynamics. The Character of Physical Law, drawn from Feynman's famous 1964 series of Messenger Lectures at Cornell, offers an introduction to modern physics—and to Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best.

In this classic book (originally published in 1967), Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features, arguing that the importance of a physical law is not “how clever we are to have found it out” but “how clever nature is to pay attention to it.” He discusses such topics as the interaction of mathematics and physics, the principle of conservation, the puzzle of symmetry, and the process of scientific discovery. A foreword by 2004 Physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek updates some of Feynman's observations—noting, however, “the need for these particular updates enhances rather than detracts from the book.” In The Character of Physical Law, Feynman chose to grapple with issues at the forefront of physics that seemed unresolved, important, and approachable.

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"...Fascinating...an insight into the thought processes of a great physicist." Times Literary Supplement

作者簡介

理查德·費曼（Richard Feynman，1918–1988年）因從事量子電動力學研究而於1965年獲得諾貝爾物理學獎，是加州理工學院理論物理教授。著有《量子電動力學》、《別鬧了費曼先生》等。

Richard Feynman (1918--1988), awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for work on quantum electrodynamics, was Professor of Theoretical Physics at CalTech.

He was the author of QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character, and other books.