{"product_id":"the-quantum-vacuum-peter-w-milonni-9780124980808","title":"The Quantum Vacuum","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn modern physics, the classical vacuum of tranquil nothingness has been replaced by a quantum vacuum with fluctuations of measurable consequence. In \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Vacuum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e Peter Milonni describes the concept of the vacuum in quantum physics with an emphasis on quantum electrodynamics. He elucidates in depth and detail the role of the vacuum electromagnetic field in spontaneous emission, the Lamb shift, van der Waals, and Casimir forces, and a variety of other phenomena, some of which are of technological as well as purely scientific importance. This informative text also provides an introduction based on fundamental vacuum processes to the ideas of relativistic quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory, including renormalization and Feynman diagrams. Experimental as well as theoreticalaspects of the quantum vacuum are described, and in most cases details of mathematical derivations are included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 of \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Vacuum\u003c\/i\u003e - published in advance in \u003ci\u003eThe American Journal of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e (1991)-was later selected by readers as one of the Most Memorable papers ever published in the 60-year history of the journal. This chapter provides anexcellent beginning of the book, introducing a wealth of information of historical interest, the results of which are carefully woven into subsequent chapters to form a coherent whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter W. Milonni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0124980805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780124980808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.40w x 1.58d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter W. Milonni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913331802367,"sku":"9780124980808","price":93.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3e674c30-0fb1-42a7-b3f0-0c74b83e8ee2.jpg?v=1680618026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quantum-vacuum-peter-w-milonni-9780124980808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}