Literature on physics
"Nein. Das ist für Mich."
Das Leben der Anderen, 2006
"Control theory does not deal directly with physical reality
but with mathematical models."
Control theory, Encyclopedia Britannica
Links
Most parts in the following list of physics and math literature comes from
and the others are given with some links to open-access pdf files or webpages.
See also nice comments on literature (in Japanese)
Landau-Lifshitz Course of Theoretical Physics
"Nur Beharrung führt zum Ziel, Nur die Fülle führt zur Klarheit,
Und im Abgrund wohnt die Wahrheit."
"Leads persistence to the goal; Leads abundance to precision;Dwells in the abyss the Vision."F. Schiller (Translated by G. Macdonald)
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Mechanics, 東京図書 (28/5/2022)
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, The classical theory of fields, 東京図書 (28/3/2022)
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Quantum mechanics, 東京図書 (18/4/2022)
V. B. Berestetskii, E. M. Lifshitz, and L. P. Pitaevskii, Relativistic quantum theory
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Statistical physics
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Fluid mechanics, 東京図書 (13/5/2022)
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Theory of elasticity
L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Electrodynamics of continuum media
E. M. Lifshitz and L. P. Pitaevskii, Statistical physics Part 2
E. M. Lifshitz and L. P. Pitaevskii, Physical kinetics
- You can download these books (in English) from archive.org.
- See also the following website by Yu Nakayama, which gives some comments on this series (in Japanese): https://sites.google.com/site/landaufun/home.
- I. E. Dzyaloshinski, レフ・ランダウ：ひとつの科学的ステイル (link)
Physics in general
J. C. Slater and N. H. Frank, Introduction to theoretical physics, 岩波書店 (16/5/2022)
- D. Tong, Lectures on theoretical physics (webpage): classical mechanics; electromagnetism; quantum mechanics; condensed matter physics; statistical physics; gravitation and cosmology; quantum field theory; supersymmetry and string theory
Pauli Lectures on Physics
W. Pauli, Electrodynamics
W. Pauli, Optics and the theory of electrons
W. Pauli, Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases
W. Pauli, Statistical mechanics
W. Pauli, Wave mechanics
W. Pauli, Selected topics in field quantization
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
岩波講座 現代物理学の基礎
Fluid mechanics
巽友正、流体力学、培風館
今井功、流体力学（前編）、裳華房
Solid state physics/condensed matter physics
永宮健夫、松原武生、植村泰忠、久保亮五、山下次郎、橋口隆吉、固体物理学、岩波書店 (15/3/2022)
小口武彦、磁性体の統計理論、裳華房 (18/3/2022)
C. Kittel, Introduction to solid state physics
N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid state physics
G. Grosso and G. P. Parravicini, Solid state physics, 吉岡書店 (11/8/2022)
野村健太郎、トポロジカル絶縁体・超伝導体
P. M. Chaikin and T. C. Lubensky, Principles of condensed matter physics
M. El-Batanouny, Advanced quantum condensed matter physics: one-body, many-body, and topological perspectives
E. H. Lieb and R. Seiringer, The stability of matter in quantum mechanics
- P. Kopietz, Bosonization of interacting fermions in arbitrary dimensions, Springer [arXiv:cond-mat/0605402]
Relativity
W. Pauli, Theory of relativity
C. Møller, The theory of relativity, みすず書房 (14/3/2022)
内山龍雄、一般相対性理論
R. M. Wald, General relativity, The University of Chicago Press (30/4/2022)
須藤靖、一般相対論入門
D. J. Griffiths, D. Derbes and R. B. Sohn, Sidney Coleman’s lectures on relativity, Cambridge University Press (10/7/2022)
Quantum mechanics
山内恭彦、量子力学、培風館 (17/3/2022)
荒木源太郎、量子力学、培風館
朝永振一郎、量子力学、みすず書房 (24/3/2022)
P. A. M. Dirac, The principles of quantum mechanics
A. Messiah, Quantum mechanics
L. I. Schiff, Quantum mechanics
小谷正雄、梅沢博臣、小幡行雄、水野幸雄、江沢洋、大学演習量子力学、裳華房 (6/4/2022)
後藤憲一、西山敏之、山本邦夫、望月和子、神吉健、興地斐男、詳解理論応用量子力学演習、共立出版 (15/4/2022)
B. d’Espagnat, Conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, 岩波書店 (24/7/2022)
J. J. Sakurai, Modern quantum mechanics
井田大輔、現代量子力学入門
S. Weinberg, Lectures on quantum mechanics
R. P. Feynman and A. R. Hibbs, Quantum mechanics and path integrals
崎田文二、吉川圭二、経路積分による多自由度の量子力学
羽田野直道、井村健一郎、非エルミート量子力学、講談社 (30/6/2023)
A. M. Perelomov and Ya. B. Zel’dovich, Quantum mechanics: selected topics, World Scientific (17/12/2023)
- (See also 亀淵迪, 量子力学教科書のテスト("A test of textbooks on quantum mechanics"), 日本物理学会誌, 1974 (webpage))
Mathematical foundation
新井朝雄、江沢洋、量子力学の数学的構造、朝倉書店 (11/5/2022)
- P. Woit, Quantum theory, groups and representations: an introduction, Springer (pdf)
Atomic physics
荒木源太郎、原子物理学、培風館 (19/3/2022)
Nuclear physics
L. D. Landau and Ya. Smorodinsky, Lectures on nuclear theory
八木浩輔、原子核物理学
高田健次郎、原子核構造論
高田健次郎、原子核反応論
熊野俊三、原子核物理学
A. Obertelli and H. Sagawa, Modern nuclear physics: from fundamentals to frontiers
- (The nuclear physics bible: A. Bohr and B. R. Mottelson, Nuclear structure, World Scientific)
Relativistic quantum mechanics and radiation
W. Heitler, The quantum theory of radiation, Dover publications (25/5/2022)
J. J. Sakurai, Advanced quantum mechanics
西島和彦、相対論的量子力学
Quantum field theory
"Die Natur ist ein unendlich geteilter Gott."
F. Schiller
C. Itzykson and J.-B. Zuber, Quantum field theory
M. E. Peskin and D. V. Schroeder, An introduction to quantum field theory
M. Srednicki, Quantum field theory, Cambridge University Press (24/4/2022)
S. Weinberg, The quantum theory of fields
M. Henneaux and C. Teitelboim, Quantization of gauge systems, Princeton University Press (31/10/2023)
藤川和男、ゲージ場の理論
九後汰一郎、ゲージ場の量子論
石川健三、場の量子力学
L. Álvarez-Gaumé and M. Á. Vázquez-Mozo, An invitation to quantum field theory (3/11/2023)
E. Fradkin, Quantum field theory: an integrated approach, Princeton University Press (18/5/2022)
J. C. Collins, Renormalization, Cambridge University Press (30/3/2022)
F. Gelis, Problems in quantum field theory
L. Baulieu, J. Iliopoulos, and R. Sénéor, From classical to quantum fields, Oxford University Press (22/11/2023)
- P. Ramond, Field theory: a modern primer (webpage)
- G. 't Hooft, The conceptual basis of quantum field theory (pdf)
- P. van Baal, A course in field theory, Taylor & Francis (open access)
J. Glimm and A. Jaffe, Quantum physics: a functional integral point of view
B. DeWitte, The global approach to quantum field theory
R. Ticciati, Quantum field theory for mathematicians, Cambridge University Press (16/6/2022)
F. Strocchi, An introduction to non-perturbative foundations of quantum field theory
E. Abdalla, M. C. B. Abdalla and K. D. Rothe, Non-perturbative methods in 2 dimensional quantum field theory
M. Talagrand, What is a quantum field theory?: a first introduction for mathematicians, Cambridge University Press (16/6/2022)
- W. Siegel, Fields [arXiv:hep-th/9912205]
- S. Weinzierl, Feynman integrals [arXiv:2201.03593 [hep-th]]
- J. Zinn-Justin, Perturbative series at large orders in quantum mechanics and field theories: application to the problem of resummation [INSPIRE]
- M. Beneke, Renormalons [arXiv:hep-ph/9807443]
- N. Vandersickel and D. Zwanziger, The Gribov problem and QCD dynamics [arXiv:1202.1491 [hep-th]]
- J. Collins, Foundations of perturbative QCD, Cambridge University Press (oapen)
Some topics in quantum field theory
Quantum anomaly
K. Fujikawa and H. Suzuki, Path integrals and quantum anomalies, Oxford University Press (19/2/2023)
- J. A. Harvey, Lectures on anomalies [arXiv:hep-th/0509097]
- A. Bilal, Lectures on anomalies [arXiv:0802.0634 [hep-th]]
- D. B. Kaplan, Effective field theories [arXiv:nucl-th/9506035]
- D. B. Kaplan, Five lectures on effective field theories [arXiv:nucl-th/0510023]
- T. Brauner, Effective field theory for spontaneously broken symmetry, Springer (open access)
Finite temperature
M. Le Bellac, Thermal field theory
- M. Laine and A. Vuorinen, Basics of thermal field theory: a tutorial on perturbative computations, Springer [arXiv:1701.01554 [hep-ph]]
- N. Haque and M. G. Mustafa, Hard Thermal Loop -- theory and applications, Elsevier [arXiv:2404.08734 [hep-ph]]
Miscellaneous
大貫義郎、ポアンカレ群と波動方程式、岩波書店 (31/3/2022)
大貫義郎、場の量子論、岩波書店 (31/5/2022)
S. Coleman, Aspects of symmetry
R. Rajaraman, Solitons and instantons, Elsevier (2/5/2022)
G. 't Hooft, Under the spell of the gauge principle, World Scientific (29/11/2022)
- A. M. Polyakov, Gauge fields and strings, Taylor & Francis (open access)
- E. Shuryak, Nonperturbative topological phenomena in QCD and related theories, Springer [arXiv:1812.01509 [hep-th]]
- H. Elvang and Y.-t. Huang, Scattering amplitudes in gauge theory and gravity, Cambridge University Press [arXiv:1308.1697 [hep-th]]
Constructive/Algebraic quantum field theory
R. Haag, Local quantum physics, Springer-Verlag (13/4/2022)
江沢洋、新井朝雄、場の量子論と統計力学
Elementary particle physics
T.-P. Cheng and L.-F. Li, Gauge theory of elementary particle physics
細谷裕、ゲージヒッグス統合理論：素粒子標準理論のその先へ
M. E. Peskin, Concepts of elementary particle physics, 森北出版 (2/7/2022)
Statistical field theory
G. Parisi, Statistical field theory
J. Zinn-Justin, Quantum field theory and critical phenomena, Oxford University Press (8/4/2022)
C. Itzykson and J.-M. Drouffe, Statistical field theory
M. Le Bellac, Quantum and statistical field theory, Oxford University Press (15/5/2022)
G. Mussardo, Statistical field theory: an introduction to exactly solved models in statistical physics
- M. Helias and D. Dahmen, Statistical field theory for neural networks, Springer [arXiv:1901.10416 [cond-mat.dis-nn]]
Renormalization group
N. Goldenfeld, Lectures on phase transitions and the renormalization group, CRC Press (22/5/2022)
D. J. Amit and V. Martin-Mayer, Field theory, the renormalization group and critical phenomena: graphs to computers
江沢洋、渡辺敬二、鈴木増雄、田崎晴明、くりこみ群の方法
J. Cardy, Scaling and renormalization in statistical physics
J. Zinn-Justin, Phase transitions and renormalization group
田崎晴明、原隆、相転移と臨界現象の数理
- (Bible: K. G. Wilson and J. B. Kogut, The renormalization group and the ϵ expansion, Phys. Rept. 12, 75-199 (1974))
(See also books in "statistical mechanics," "condensed matter physics" and "statistical field theory.")
Lattice field theory
M. Creutz, Quarks, gluons and lattices
I. Montvay and G. Münster, Quantum fields on a lattice
G. Kilcup and S. Sharpe, Phenomenology and lattice QCD: proceedings of the 1993 Vehling summer school
青木慎也、格子上の場の理論、丸善出版 (12/4/2022)
J. Smit, Introduction to quantum fields on a lattice, Cambridge University Press (16/10/2022)
H. J. Rothe, Lattice gauge theories: an introduction
C. Gattringer and C. B. Lang, Quantum chromodynamics on the lattice, Springer (6/5/2022)
J. Greensite, An introduction to the confinement problem
- D. B. Kaplan, Chiral symmetry and lattice fermions [arXiv:0912.2560 [hep-lat]]
- S. Schäfer, Simulations with the hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm: implementation and data analysis, Les Houches 2009 (webpage with sample codes)
- See also lecture notes by M. Lüscher (website)
Cosmology
D. Baumann, Cosmology, Cambridge University Press (14/8/2022)
- A. Linde, Particle physics and inflationary cosmology [arXIv:hep-th/0503203]
Supersymmetry and supergravity
J. Wess and J. Bagger, Supersymmetry and supergravity
藤井保憲、超重力理論入門
大河内豊、超対称性の破れ
- S. P. Martin, A supersymmetry primer [arXiv:hep-ph/9709356]
- N. Polonsky, Supersymmetry structure and phenomena: extensions of the standard model, Springer [arXIv:hep-ph/0108236]
Conformal field theory
C. Itzykson, H. Saleur and J.-B. Zuber, Conformal invariance and applications to statistical mechanics, World Scientific (10/6/2022)
P. Di Francesco, P. Mathieu and D. Senechal, Conformal field theory
江口徹、菅原祐二、共形場理論
Y. Frishman and J. Sonnenschein, Non-perturbative field theory: from two-dimensional conformal field theory to QCD in four dimensions, Cambridge University Press (9/5/2022)
中山優、高次元共形場理論への招待
String theory
M. B. Green, J. H. Schwarz and E. Witten, Superstring theory, Cambridge University Press (2/4/2022)
吉川圭二、弦の量子論: 超弦理論への道、朝倉書店 (4/6/2022)
J. Polchinski, String theory
B. Zweibach, A first course in string theory
細道和夫、弦とブレーン、朝倉書店 (20/4/2022)
R. Blumenhagen, D. Lüst and S. Theisen, Basic concepts of string theory
S. Cecotti, Introduction to string theory
- R. J. Szabo, An introduction to string theory and D-brane dynamics, Imperial College Press [arXiv:hep-th/0207142]
- G. 't Hooft, Introduction to string theory (webpage)
- See also "String Theory Wiki."
Miscellaneous
P. Deligne et al., Quantum fields and strings: a course for mathematicians
M. Marino, Chern-Simons theory, matrix models, and topological strings, Oxford University Press (19/12/2022)
- A. Pasquinucci, 2d N=2 Landau-Ginzburg models, PhD SISSA, Trieste [INSPIRE]
Quantum gravity
M. Reuter and F. Saueressig, Quantum gravity and the functional renormalization group: the road towards asymptotic safety, Cambridge University Press (27/5/2022)
太田信義、漸近的安全性による重力の量子論へのアプローチ
- R. Loll, G. Fabiano, D. Frattulillo and F. Wagner, Quantum gravity in 30 questions [arXiv:2206.06762 [hep-th]]
Mathematics in general
V. I. Smirnov, A course in higher mathematics, 共立出版 (17/6/2022)
Number theory
彌永昌吉、数論
J. H. Silverman, A friendly introduction to number theory
R. Crandall and C. Pomerance, Prime numbers: a computational perspective, Springer (26/4/2022)
Logic
金子晃、数理基礎論講義、サイエンス社 (14/4/2022)
Programming language
C, C++
柴田望洋、解きながら学ぶC言語
塚越一雄、はじめてのC++
B. Stroustrup, The C++ programming language, SBクリエイティブ (10/4/2022)
Others
牛島省、数値計算のためのFortran90/95プログラミング入門
T. Maher, Minimal Perl
進藤裕之、1から始めるJuliaプログラミング
永井佑紀、1週間で学べる！Julia数値計算プログラミング、講談社 (25/6/2022)
M. Lipovaca, Learn you a Haskell for great good!
初田直也 et al., 実践Rustプログラミング入門
J. Blandy, J. Orendorff and L. F. S. Tindall, Programming Rust
TeX
奥村晴彦、LaTeX2ε美文書作成入門
Machine Learning
田中章詞、富谷昭夫、橋本幸士、ディープラーニングと物理学: 原理がわかる、応用ができる
富谷昭夫、これならわかる機械学習入門
- D. A. Roberts, S. Yaida and B. Hanin, The principles of deep learning theory: an effective theory approach to understanding neural networks, Cambridge University Press [arXiv:2106.10165 [cs.LG]]
Takahiko Yamanouchi
山内恭彦、逸遊雑記、岩波書店
Werner Heisenberg
W. Heisenberg, Physics and beyond [the part and the whole]
- J. H. Schwarz, The early history of string theory and supersymmetry [arXiv:1201.0981 [physics.hist-ph]]
- J. Polchinski, Memories of a theoretical physicist [arXiv:1708.09093 [physics.hist-ph]]
Math
I. Ekeland, The best of all possible worlds: mathematics and destiny, みすず書房 (29/3/2022)
Philosophy
B. Russell, The history of western philosophy, Simon & Schuster (27/4/2022)