Particles, field theory and force

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An attempt is made to give a simple account of the basic ideas of quantum field theory. This theory provides a description of the way in which the elementary particles of nature acquire certain of their properties and also accounts for their interactions with one another. Particular emphasis is laid on the properties of the neutron and proton, nuclear forces and the electromagnetic properties of the electron. Some readers may find certain conceptual ideas presented in this article rather difficult to assimilate, the sections 6(b), 8, and 9 being particularly difficult in this respect. The article is so constructed, however, that it can be read in a sensible fashion omitting these sections. This course is recommended to the faint hearted!

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