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Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein

Quantum field theory is often overlooked, yet it offers a way through the puzzles of quantum mechanics and the paradoxes raised by relativity. This book presents the subject to general readers without resorting to mathematics. Its third edition adds a fresh proposal for the measurement problem, a question many physicists regard as the most disputed in the field today. The author also traces the quantum underpinnings of Einstein's well-known equation linking mass and energy.

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The aim is to make a neglected framework feel graspable to anyone curious about how the universe behaves at its smallest scales.

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