In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks
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An excellent afternoon - Anyone that has slogged their way through BPHZ, LZT, proof of renormalizability of Yang Mills fields or singularity theorems deserves to read this book, because this book is what *it* is all about. The book details `t Hooft s career and opinion of what IT s all made of. Both topics are fascinating for a graduate student with similar interests. The writing is breezy and insightful and makes for a perfect afternoon.
a charming reading for a layman - t Hooft s journey through particle physics is pleasant and sometimes exciting. In the last chapters he discusses the latest theoretical models in a clear and synthetic way. He seems to think that, as we know more and more about the basic structure of matter, time and space, classical physics and quantum mechanics somehow will get closer and closer, and maybe will eventually rejoin. And this is surely a fascinating perspective.
An interesting inside story of particle physics - This book is not for the timid or casual reader, but more intrepid readers who are familiar with some of the aspects of quantum mechanics will find it an interesting and personalised synopsis of the field from approximately 1970 to the present - a period co-inciding with the author s career to date. Quantum mechanics is certainly one of the most significant theory s of the 20th century and the period covered in this book is of particular interest because of the large number of new particles discovered during this time. But this is not a physics textbook - t Hooft includes many personal insights and conversations with other important figures in the field - giving the reader a rare inside look into the process and motivations behind the breakthroughs. The book has a conversational tone and there are no complicated mathematics.
By the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize - Popular book by the physicist who was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize for Physics