Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Author: Behram N. Kursunoglu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1990-04-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521386883

Paul Dirac, who died in 1984, was without question one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. His revolutionary contribution to modern quantum theory is remembered for its insight and creativity. He is especially famous for his prediction of the magnetic moment and spin of the electron and for the existence of antiparticles. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933 at the age of 31. In this memorial volume, 24 of Dirac's friends, colleagues and contemporaries remember him with affection. There are chapters describing Dirac's personality, and many anecdotes about the man with a reputation for silence. Other chapters describe Dirac's science and its impact on modern physics.

Lectures on Quantum Mechanics

Lectures on Quantum Mechanics
Author: Paul A. M. Dirac
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-05-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486320286

Four concise, brilliant lectures on mathematical methods in quantum mechanics from Nobel Prize–winning quantum pioneer build on idea of visualizing quantum theory through the use of classical mechanics.

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac
Author: Abraham Pais
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2005-09-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521019538

A unique insight into Dirac's life and work, by four internationally respected physicists.

Aspects of Quantum Theory

Aspects of Quantum Theory
Author: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1972-11-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521086000

These twelve articles discuss aspects of quantum mechanics that owe their origin to the work of P. A. M. Dirac.

Spinors in Hilbert Space

Spinors in Hilbert Space
Author: Paul Dirac
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475700342

1. Hilbert Space The words "Hilbert space" here will always denote what math ematicians call a separable Hilbert space. It is composed of vectors each with a denumerable infinity of coordinates ql' q2' Q3, .... Usually the coordinates are considered to be complex numbers and each vector has a squared length ~rIQrI2. This squared length must converge in order that the q's may specify a Hilbert vector. Let us express qr in terms of real and imaginary parts, qr = Xr + iYr' Then the squared length is l:.r(x; + y;). The x's and y's may be looked upon as the coordinates of a vector. It is again a Hilbert vector, but it is a real Hilbert vector, with only real coordinates. Thus a complex Hilbert vector uniquely determines a real Hilbert vector. The second vector has, at first sight, twice as many coordinates as the first one. But twice a denumerable in finity is again a denumerable infinity, so the second vector has the same number of coordinates as the first. Thus a complex Hilbert vector is not a more general kind of quantity than a real one.

The Principles of Quantum Mechanics

The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Author: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1981
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780198520115

The first edition of this work appeared in 1930, and its originality won it immediate recognition as a classic of modern physical theory. The fourth edition has been bought out to meet a continued demand. Some improvements have been made, the main one being the complete rewriting of the chapter on quantum electrodymanics, to bring in electron-pair creation. This makes it suitable as an introduction to recent works on quantum field theories.

The Collected Works of P. A. M. Dirac: Volume 1

The Collected Works of P. A. M. Dirac: Volume 1
Author: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1374
Release: 1995-10-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521362313

A comprehensive collection of the scientific papers of one of this century's most outstanding physicists.

The Strangest Man

The Strangest Man
Author: Graham Farmelo
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0571250076

'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael Frayn The Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers of the greatest revolution in twentieth-century science: quantum mechanics. The youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, he was also pathologically reticent, strangely literal-minded and legendarily unable to communicate or empathize. Through his greatest period of productivity, his postcards home contained only remarks about the weather.Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, Graham Farmelo celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a compassionate portrait of his life and work. Farmelo shows a man who, while hopelessly socially inept, could manage to love and sustain close friendship.The Strangest Man is an extraordinary and moving human story, as well as a study of one of the most exciting times in scientific history. 'A wonderful book . . . Moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science.' Lord Waldegrave, Daily Telegraph

Dirac

Dirac
Author: Helge Kragh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1990-03-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521380898

The first full length biography of Dirac, one of the most brilliant physicists of the twentieth century.

General Theory of Relativity

General Theory of Relativity
Author: P. A.M. Dirac
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1400884195

Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical technique that accomplishes this is clearly described in this classic book by Nobel Laureate P.A.M. Dirac. Based on a series of lectures given by Dirac at Florida State University, and intended for the advanced undergraduate, General Theory of Relativity comprises thirty-five compact chapters that take the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity.