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The interpretation of quantum mechanics. Edited and annotated by Jagdish Mehra. (English) Zbl 1138.81308

Princeton, NJ: Rinton Press (ISBN 1-58949-005-3/hbk). viii, 486 p. (2001).
Publisher’s description: This book brings together the various papers and lectures of Professor Willis E. Lamb, Jr. (who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 for his precise measurement of what came to be called the Lamb shift) on the fundamental, fascinating, and fashionable subject of the interpretation of quantum mechanics, to which Professor Lamb began to bring his original insights since he started publishing his papers in the field in 1969. In a detailed editorial annotation on the ‘Scientific Work of Willis E. Lamb, jun.’ (based on extensive conversations with Professor Lamb), Jagdish Mehra, a distinguished historian of modern physics, who has published extensively on the historical development of quantum theory, provides a survey of Professor Lamb’s diverse contributions to the various fields of fundamental physics and the context in which they were made.

MSC:

81-03 History of quantum theory
01A70 Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies
81-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory

Biographic References:

Lamb, Willis E. jun.
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