OPPENHEIMER, J.R. "Note on Light Quanta and the Electromagnetic Field." In the Physical Review, vol 38, number 4, Aug 15, 1931. Oppenheimer's contribution occupies pp 725-747--hardly a "note" as stated in the title, especially by the Phys Rev standards, making this I think something on the order of a top 55-in-length or so article. The entire issue complete in the scarce outer wrappers: $225
- The following abstract is taken entirely from the beautiful and highly useful APS PROLA site: "J. R. Oppenheimer University of California, Berkeley, California Received 26 June 1931 1. Introduction: light quantum theory and quantum electrodynamics. 2. Extreme light quantum theory; spin of quantum; wave equation for quanta; eigenwerte and solutions of the equation; electrostatic quanta; angular momentum and selection rules; Lorentz covariance; theory of the charge-free field; quanta and electrons. 3. Quantum electromagnetics; reformulation to treat progressive and spherical waves; integrals of momentum and angular momentum; new introduction of light quantum equation; distinction between field and corpuscular theories; zero point energy, negative energies, and electromagnetic mass. 4. Interaction of quanta and charges; critique of light quantum theory."
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