QED Book by Feynman
In the Quantum Optics course of the 5 th semester, Richard Feynman is being cited by the instructor as often as Sri Krishna in Bhagwad Gita recitation. Therefore, I decided to read QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by the Sarathi, Richard Feynman, himself. I hereby present the Book description; I do not want to commit blasphemy by writing the word “review”. Intro As usual with any book by feyman, this book is also an editted transcript of lectures delivered by him. It is a four lecture series on Quantum Electrodynamics meant for general audience, as if, Quantum Mechanics was not weired enough already. For the background, one of the most confusing things which we encounter during our earlier studies of Optics (2 nd semester or high school) is, the question, whether light is particle or wave? Mostly, we are given vague statements like, it is both; but what the heck does that even mean? While studying Quantum Mechanics, we come to undestand that it is the “wa...