P Am Dirac (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 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.…

Condition: New. pp. v + 87.

Condition: New. pp. v + 87.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mimeographed typescript. 2 unnumbered leaves [title page, contents], 57 numbered leaves (printed on rectos only); text figures. In black binder with metal fasteners. Signature of J. Irving on title page. Upper corners of text leaves creased. Very Good. First Edition. This should not be confused with another publication by Dirac on quantum electrodynamics in 1946, "Developments in Quantum Electrodynamics" (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies). Dirac spent three semesters at the Institute for Advanced study from the Fall 1946, when these lectures were delivered, to the Summer 1948. For Dirac's views on quantum electrodynamics from the 1930s and 1940s, see Helge Kragh, "Dirac, a Scientific Biography", chapter 8: "The So-called Quantum Electrodynamics". The notes of Dirac's lectures were taken by the physicist Shuichi Kusaka, an instructor in physics at Princeton in 1946. A year later Kusaka was promoted to assistant professor at Princeton, but then he died on August 31, 1947, in a swimming accident at Beach Haven NJ. The Kusaka Memorial Physics Prize is awarded annually at Princeton. In 1947 Philipp Frank's "Einstein, His Life and Times" was published. The book was translated by George Rosen from a German manuscript, and edited and revised by Shuichi Kusaka. OCLC locates copies of Dirac's lectures in 3 US libraries: Chicago, Pittsburgh, Institute for Advanced Study Princeton (with 2 more copies in Sweden and Sydney, Australia). …