Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)

The Quantum Universe: Everything that can happen does happen

By Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw

The world we live in is stranger than we can possibly imagine. The closest we've got to understanding it - so far - is with quantum physics. But what is quantum physics? And how, exactly, can it help us make sense of the universe?

In The Quantum Universe , Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw give us the real science behind the bizarre, wonderful, mind-boggling behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up...

Published: 22/08/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780241952702

RRP: $19.99

Warped Passages: Unravelling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

By Lisa Randall

In Warped Passages one of the world's most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable – and illustrated throughout – it allows the general reader to understand the questions that scientists are dealing with at the frontiers of research today. Lisa Randall allows the reader to understand the kind of problems that extra dimensions might solve and the kind...

Published: 31/08/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141012971

RRP: $26.95

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

By Richard Feynman

Quantum electrodynamics – or QED, for short – is the revolutionary theory that explains how light and electrons interact. Thanks to Richard Feynman and his colleagues, who won the Nobel Prize for their ground-breaking work in this area, it is also one of the rare parts of physics that is known for sure , a theory that has stood the test of time. In these entertaining and witty lectures...

Quantum electrodynamics – or QED, for short – is the revolutionary theory that explains how light and electrons interact. Thanks to Richard Feynman and his colleagues, who won the Nobel Prize...

Published: 30/03/1990

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140125054

RRP: $24.95