In modern physics, the classical vacuum of tranquil nothingness has been replaced by a quantum vacuum with fluctuations of measurable consequence. In <b>The Quantum Vacuum, Peter Milonni describes the concept of the vacuum in quantum physics with an emphasis on quantum electrodynamics. He elucidate
The quantum vacuum: an introduction to quantum electrodynamics
β Scribed by Peter W. Milonni
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 269
- Category
- Library
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