Fields of Color: The Theory That Escaped Einstein

by Rodney Brooks

Overview

Fields of Color explains Quantum Field Theory, in its "no particles, only fields" sense, to a lay audience, without equations. It shows how this theory resolves the paradoxes of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity, including the measurement problem, gravity waves, dark matter, and the Ehrenfest paradox.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148685333
Publisher:	Epsilon Publishers
Publication date:	10/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	295
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rodney A. Brooks was born in Syracuse, NY, in 1932. He attended the University of Florida and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in physics with Norman Ramsey in 1963. During 25 years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, he published 124 refereed articles on medical imaging, including the design of a high-resolution Neuro-PET scanner. As an amateur clarinetist he founded and led a klezmer band called Shir Delite. After retiring in 1999 he and his wife lived for nine years in New Zealand, where he founded Kiwis for Balanced Reporting on the Middle East (www.kbrm.org.nz). Also see his website, quantum-field-theory.net

Editorial Reviews

Although many books have been written about the interpretation of quantum physics, Rodney Brooks has written a book that finally gets it entirely right... Brooks presents quantum field theory in a non-technical but accurate manner that will enlighten both the general public and the professional scientists. His explanatory technique of using different colors to represent different fields is a stroke of pedagogical genius... Anybody who wants to understand quantum physics should read this book.

Author Of Physics: Concepts & Connections, 2006 Milkan Award Winner - Art Hobson