Product Description

The eleventh printing of this renowned book confirms its status as a classic. The book presents major advances in fundamentals of quantum physics from 1927 to the present. No familiarity with relativistic quantum mechanics or quantum field theory is presupposed; however, the reader is assumed to be familiar with non-relativistic quantum mechanics, classical electrodynamics, and classical mechanics. The author's clear presentation focuses on key concepts, particularly experimental work in the field.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #608021 in Books
• Published on: 1967-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

A wonderful introduction to quantum electrodynamics
Despite the title, the subject is Quantum Electrodynamics, meaning the physics of photons and electrons in interaction. So you'll find Dirac equation, Feynman diagrams, renormalization, Lamb shift, etc. There are hordes of books devoted to that. So what is the difference? The diference is Sakurai. He just couldn't write badly. And here he chose also a very good point of view: avoiding any excess of formalism. The book uses Dirac equations, basic principles of quantum mechanics and relativity, perturbation theory and common sense to derive approximate and accurate descriptions of all phenomena involving photons and electrons, including Lamb shift. You'll learn lots of physics and also Feynman's rules of calculation (the Feynman diagrams). And also a little renormalization. But only a little. Then you could go for the recent tomes of Steven Weinberg on Quantum Field Theory. Farewell!

A devilishly good book,no doubth about that.
I would not hesitate in recomending this book to anybody.Mr.Sakurai did an wonderful job.It is an extremly informative book.An excellent read!

Difficult book, for grad student but it rewards time spent.
This book certainly isn't for the casual reader, but it is a great book for those who want to learn Advanced quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics from a distinguished physicist from a different point of view. Sakurai interjects his own beautifully strange and humourous analogies through out the work, such as comparing the creation, anihilation and number operators to the hindu trinity of Brahma, Siva and Vishnu respectively. Again there are some people who don't get this book, yet there are others who love it.