Publisher Description

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 thechapter on quantum electrodymanics, to bring in electron-pair creation. This makes it suitable as an introduction to recent works on quantum field theories.

Author Biography

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.

Table of Contents

1. The Principles of Superposition 2. Dynamical Variables and Observables 3. Representations 4. The Quantum Conditions 5. The Equations of Motion 6. Elementary Applications 7. Perturbation Theory 8. Collision Problems 9. Systems Containing Several Similar Particles 10. Theory of Radiation 11. Relatvistic Theory of the Electron 12. Quantum Electrodynamics Index

Review

"The standard work in the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, indispensable both to the advanced student and to the mature research worker, who will always find it a fresh source of knowledge and stimulation." --Nature
"This is the classic text on quantum mechanics. No graduate student of quantum theory should leave it unread"--W.C Schieve, University of Texas

Review Quote

"The standard work in the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, indispensable both to the advanced student and to the mature research worker, who will always find it a fresh source of knowledge and stimulation." --Nature "This istheclassic text on quantum mechanics. No graduate student of quantum theory should leave it unread"--W.C Schieve,University of Texas

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