What are you reading

[Anville Azote]

On 10/5/06, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
> That's how I usually feel, and then I end up here, so
> ... so taht A. Ze book worthwhile?  I haven't kept up
> on the popular (much less the professional)
> lit'rachure for some time, I have a decade and a half
> to catch up on ...
>

It appears to be a very good introduction to the subject of quantum
field theory, for a person who already has a working familiarity with
quantum mechanics.  Perhaps somebody who doesn't have the equivalent
of a physics bachelor's degree or thereabouts could still extract
nuggets of wisdom from it, but it is definitely a "professional" book,
not a "popular" one.

John Baez, the physicist cousin of the folk singer, describes the Zee
book as "Packed with wisdom told in a charmingly informal manner".
I'd agree.

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/books.html

-A. A.