A Quantum Legacy: Seminal Papers of Julian Schwinger

by Milton, Kimball A.

• ISBN13: 9789810240066
• ISBN10: 9810240066
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Julian Schwinger (1918-1994) was one of the giants of 20th Century Science. He contributed to a broad range of topics in theoretical physics, ranging from classical electrodynamics to quantum mechanics, from nuclear physics through quantum electrodynamics to the general theory of quantum fields. Although his mathematical prowess was legendary, he was fundamentally a phenomenologist. He received many awards, including the first Einstein Prize in 1951, and the Nobel Prize in 1965, which he shared with Richard Feynman and Sin-itiro Tomonaga for the self-consistent formulation of quantum electrodynamics into a practical theory. His more than 70 doctoral students have played a decisive role in the development of science in the second half of this century.

This important volume includes many of Schwinger's most important papers, on the above and other topics, such as the theory of angular momentum and the theory of many-body systems. The papers collected here continue to underlie much of the work done by theoretical physicists today.

Author Biography

Julian Schwinger (1918-1994) was one of the giants of 20th Century Science

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(18)
Quantum Electrodynamics	19	(144)
On the Interaction of Several Electrons	30	(6)
Quantum Electrodynamics. I. A Covariant Formulation	36	(23)
Quantum Electrodynamics. II. Vacuum Polarization and Self-Energy	59	(29)
Quantum Electrodynamics. III. The Electromagnetic Properties of the Electron---Radiative Corrections to Scattering	88	(28)
On Gauge Invariance and Vacuum Polarization	116	(16)
The Theory of Quantized Fields. I.	132	(14)
The Theory of Quantized Fields. II.	146	(17)
Spin and Angular Momentum	163	(76)
On Nonadiabatic Processes in Inhomogeneous Fields	169	(4)
On Angular Momentum	173	(51)
L. C. Biedenharn
H. Van Dam
The Majorana Formula	224	(15)
Nuclear Physics	239	(148)
On the Spin of the Neutron	245	(1)
On the Charged Scalar Mesotron Field	246	(38)
P.G.O. Freund
C. J. Goebel
Y. Nambu
Variational Principles for Scattering Processes. I. (with B. A. Lippmann)	284	(13)
Classical Electrodynamics, Diffraction, and Synchrotron Radiation	297	(10)
On Radiation by Electrons in a Betatron	307	(25)
M. A. Furman
On the Classical Radiation of Accelerated Electrons	332	(14)
On the Radiation of Sound from an Unflanged Circular Pipe (with H. Levine)	346	(24)
On the Theory of Diffraction by an Aperture in an Infinite Plane Screen. I. (with H. Levine)	370	(17)
Quantum Field Theory	387	(36)
Spin, Statistics, and the TCP Theorem	397	(6)
Four-Dimensional Euclidean Formulation of Quantum Field Theory	403	(7)
Field Theory Commutators	410	(2)
Non-Abelian Gauge Fields. Lorentz Gauge Formulation	412	(4)
Quantized Gravitational Field	416	(7)
Many Body Theory	423	(36)
Theory of Many-Particle Systems. I. (with P. C. Martin)	427	(32)
Quantum Mechanics	459	(62)
The Geometry of Quantum States	466	(9)
Unitary Operator Bases	475	(10)
Unitary Transformations and the Action Principle	485	(15)
Quantum Variables and the Action Principle	500	(9)
Is Spin Coherence Like Humpty Dumpty? I. Simplified Treatment (with B.-G. Englert and M. O. Scully)	509	(12)
Importance of Research	521	(12)
The Future of Fundamental Physics	525	(1)
Physics in the Future---A View from the Past	526	(7)
Magnetic Charge	533	(62)
Magnetic Charge and Quantum Field Theory	543	(7)
Nonrelativistic Dyon-Dyon Scattering (with K. A. Milton, W.-y. Tsai, L. L. DeRaad Jr. and D. C. Clark)	550	(45)
Source Theory	595	(42)
Sources and Electrodynamics	602	(17)
Sources and Gravitons	619	(9)
Precession Tests of General Relativity---Source Theory Derivations	628	(4)
Spin Precession---A Dynamical Discussion	632	(5)
Deep Inelastic Scattering	637	(26)
Deep Inelastic Scattering of Polarized Electrons---A Dissident View	644	(19)
Casimir Effect	663	(46)
Casimir Effect in Dielectrics (with L. L. DeRaad Jr. and K. A. Milton)	676	(23)
Casimir Effect in Source Theory II	699	(3)
Casimir Effect in Source Theory III	702	(4)
Casimir Light: A Glimpse	706	(3)
Supersymmetry	709	(50)
Multispinor Basis of Fermi-Bose Transformations	713	(46)
Statistical Atom	759	(20)
Thomas-Fermi Model: The Leading Correction	764	(6)
Thomas-Fermi Model: The Second Correction	770	(9)
Appendix	779