Book:Books/Physics

The following books covered on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ discuss physics and its various subfields.

For a comprehensive list of books referenced on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ (and more), see Books.

Books

• 1638: Galileo Galilei: Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche Intorno a Due Nuove Scienze
• 1644: Marin Mersenne: Cogitata Physico-Mathematica
• 1743: Jean le Rond d'Alembert: Traité de dynamique
• 1867: Sir William Thomson and Peter Guthrie Tait: Treatise on Natural Philosophy
• 1909: Hermann Minkowski: Raum und Zeit
• 1926: Albert Einstein: Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement (translated by A.D. Cowper)

• 1946: Harold Jeffreys and Bertha Swirles Jeffreys: Methods of Mathematical Physics
  • 1950: Harold Jeffreys and Bertha Swirles Jeffreys: Methods of Mathematical Physics (2nd ed.)
  • 1956: Harold Jeffreys and Bertha Swirles Jeffreys: Methods of Mathematical Physics (3rd ed.)
  • 1966: Harold Jeffreys and Bertha Swirles Jeffreys: Methods of Mathematical Physics (corrected 3rd ed.)

• 1950: S.G. Starling and A.J. Woodall: Physics
  • 1957: S.G. Starling and A.J. Woodall: Physics (2nd ed.)

• 1958: M. Nelkon and P. Parker: Advanced Level Physics
  • 1964: M. Nelkon and P. Parker: Advanced Level Physics (2nd ed.)
  • 1970: M. Nelkon and P. Parker: Advanced Level Physics (3rd ed.)

• 1961: D.S. Jones: Electrical & Mechanical Oscillations
• 1963: Arthur Beiser: Concepts of Modern Physics
• 1965: Richard P. Feynman: The Character of Physical Law
• 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics
• 1969: Frederick W. Byron, Jr. and Robert W. Fuller: Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics: Volume $\text { 1 }$
• 1970: Frederick W. Byron, Jr. and Robert W. Fuller: Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics: Volume $\text { 2 }$
• 1974: Allan M. Munn: From Nought to Relativity
• 1976: Martin Gardner: The Relativity Explosion (revised edition of Relativity for the Million from 1962)
• 1988: Stephen W. Hawking: A Brief History of Time
• 1989: Roger Penrose: The Emperor's New Mind
• 1992: Frederick W. Byron, Jr. and Robert W. Fuller: Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics (republication of Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics, Volume 1 and Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics, Volume 2 in one volume)
• 1993: Stephen Hawking: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
• 1994: Richard P. Feynman: Six Easy Pieces
• 1997: Richard P. Feynman: Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
• 2001: Stephen Hawking: The Universe in a Nutshell
• 2004: Roger Penrose: The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
• 2010: Roger Penrose: Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe
• 2013: Gerd Rudolph and Matthias Schmidt: Differential Geometry and Mathematical Physics
• 2015: Thomas Povey: Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems

Thermodynamics

• 1904: James Jeans: The Dynamical Theory of Gases
• 1822: Joseph Fourier: Théorie Analytique de la Chaleur
• 1824: S. Carnot: Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu
• 1970: G.A.P. Wyllie: Elementary Statistical Mechanics

Electromagnetism

• 1873: James Clerk Maxwell: A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (2 volumes)
• 1908: James Jeans: The Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism

• 1948: C.A. Coulson: Electricity
  • 1951: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (2nd ed.)
  • 1953: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (3rd ed.)
  • 1956: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (4th ed.)
  • 1958: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (5th ed.)

• 1975: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism
  • 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.)

Electronics

• 1966: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems
  • 1971: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems (2nd ed.)
  • 1976: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems (3rd ed.)

Atomic Physics

• 1933: Max Born: Moderne Physik
  • 1935: Max Born: Atomic Physics (translated by John Dougall from Moderne Physik)
    • 1937: Max Born: Atomic Physics (2nd ed.)
    • 1944: Max Born: Atomic Physics (3rd ed.)
    • 1946: Max Born: Atomic Physics (4th ed.)
    • 1951: Max Born: Atomic Physics (5th ed.)
    • 1957: Max Born: Atomic Physics (6th ed.)
    • 1962: Max Born: Atomic Physics (7th ed.)

• 1959: L.R.B. Elton: Introductory Nuclear Theory
  • 1965: L.R.B. Elton: Introductory Nuclear Theory (2nd ed.)

• 1966: H.M. Assenheim: Introduction to Electron Spin Resonance
• 1967: M. Russell Wehr, James A. Richards, Jr. and Thomas W. Adair, III: Physics of the Atom

Quantum Mechanics

• 1932: John von Neumann: Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik ("Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics")
• 1978: A.P. French and Edwin F. Taylor: An Introduction to Quantum Physics
• 1986: Anthony Sudbery: Quantum Mechanics and the Particles of Nature
• 1998: Yoav Peleg, Reuven Pnini and Elyahu Zaarur: Quantum Mechanics
• 2013: Brian C. Hall: Quantum Theory for Mathematicians
• 2016: Richard J. Miller: Unity Root Matrix Theory: A Quark Flavour Model
• 2023: Jean-Bernard Bru and Walter Alberto de Siqueira Pedra: C*-Algebras and Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Statistical Mechanics

Relativity Theory

• 1962: Derek F. Lawden: Tensor Calculus and Relativity
  • 1968: Derek F. Lawden: Tensor Calculus and Relativity (2nd ed.)
  • 1975: Derek F. Lawden: Tensor Calculus and Relativity (3rd ed.)

• 1968: A.P. French: Special Relativity

Mechanics

• 1648: John Wilkins: Mathematical Magick
• 1736: Leonhard Paul Euler: Mechanica
• 1803: Louis Poinsot: Éléments de statique
• 1920: Edwin Bidwell Wilson: Aeronautics: A Class Text

• 1939: Thomas Bevan: The Theory of Machines
  • 1943: Thomas Bevan: The Theory of Machines (2nd ed.)
  • 1956: Thomas Bevan: The Theory of Machines (3rd ed.)

• 1951: D.E. Rutherford: Classical Mechanics
  • 1957: D.E. Rutherford: Classical Mechanics (2nd ed.)
  • 1964: D.E. Rutherford: Classical Mechanics (3rd ed.)

• 1958: J.W. Leech: Classical Mechanics
  • 1965: J.W. Leech: Classical Mechanics (2nd ed.)

• 1966: T.W.B. Kibble: Classical Mechanics
  • 1973: T.W.B. Kibble: Classical Mechanics (2nd ed.)
  • 1985: T.W.B. Kibble: Classical Mechanics (3rd ed.)

• 1980: A.J.M. Spencer: Continuum Mechanics (reprinted 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 2004)

Celestial Mechanics

• 1454: Georg von Peuerbach: Theoricae Novae Planetarum ("New Theory of the Planets")
• 1543: Nicolaus Copernicus: De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
• 1551: Erasmus Reinhold: Prutenicae Tabulae Coelestium Motuum
• 1596: Johannes Kepler: Mysterium Cosmographicum
• 1609: Johannes Kepler: Astronomia Nova
• 1619: Johannes Kepler: Harmonices Mundi
• 1618 – 1621: Johannes Kepler: Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae
• 1623: Galileo Galilei: Il Saggiatore ("The Assayer")
• 1632: Galileo Galilei: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
• 1687: Isaac Newton: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (usually referred to as the Principia)
• 1799 – 1825: Pierre-Simon de Laplace: Traité de Mécanique Céleste
• 1809: Carl Friedrich Gauss: Theoria Motus Corporum Coelestium

• 1892 – 1899: H. Poincaré: Les Méthodes nouvelles de la mécanique céleste ("New Methods in Celestial Mechanics") (3 volumes)

• 1931: W.M. Smart: Textbook on Spherical Astronomy
  • 1976: W.M. Smart: Textbook on Spherical Astronomy (6th ed.)

Wave Mechanics

• 1941: C.A. Coulson: Waves
  • 1943: C.A. Coulson: Waves (2nd ed.)
  • 1944: C.A. Coulson: Waves (3rd ed.)
  • 1947: C.A. Coulson: Waves (4th ed.)
  • 1949: C.A. Coulson: Waves (5th ed.)
  • 1952: C.A. Coulson: Waves (6th ed.)
  • 1955: C.A. Coulson: Waves (7th ed.)

• 1960: D.R. Bland: Vibrating Strings

Fluid Mechanics

• 1951: Victor L. Streeter: Fluid Mechanics
  • 1966: Victor L. Streeter: Fluid Mechanics (4th ed.)

• 1953: Hunter Rouse and J.W. Howe: Basic Mechanics of Fluids

Optics

• 1704: Isaac Newton: Opticks

Acoustics

• 1627: Marin Mersenne: Harmonie Universelle

Crystallography

• 1994: Boris K. Vainshtein: Modern Crystallography. Volume 1 (2nd ed.)
• 2005: Theo Hahn: International Tables for Crystallography. Vol A (5th ed.)