We come to Quasi Particles by M. I. Kaganov and I. M. Lifshits. A wonderful little book on solid state physics. The back cover says:
This book, “Quasiparticles (Ideas and principles of solid state quantum physics)“, was written by two outstanding specialists in the solid state quantum theory. The book is meant for a broad circle of readers. It contains no complicated mathematical formulas, nor derivations of them. The authors base the presentation on analogies, assuming their readers to possess certain degree of intuition in the field of physics. The book tells how atomic particles move inside solids, what is meant by the term “thermal motion”, and how the characteristics of motion of atomic particles are revealed in the macroscopic properties of solids.
And the foreword says:
A number of approaches can be chosen to describe the state-of-the-arts in a sufficiently mature field of science. The choice lies with the author, and reflects his tastes, habits, and experience. This book is our attempt to present the basic concepts (or those we regard as basic) of the quantum theory of solid state, paying maximum attention to answering the question that we selected as a heading for the first chapter, viz. “What Are the Components of .. ?”, A favourite image the authors had invariably kept in mind was: an inquisitive boy is dismantling a toy car trying to understand what its parts are; he holds the car’s skeleton in his hand, and bolts and wheels are in a pile on the floor. It was not, however, our intent to reassemble the “car” after its structure has been analyzed, and to give a detailed account of· its functioning. The reader, we assume, had met with the “functioning” of solid state devices more than once; the properties of such devices make the subject of many an excellent book.
The book was translated from the Russian by V. Kissin and was first published by Mir in 1979.
The table of contents is as under.
Foreword 5
What are the components of … ? 7
Photons 11
Bosons and fermions 14
Quantum statistics 15
Gas of fermions (Fermi-Dirac degeneration) 18
Gas of bosons (Bose-Einstein degeneration) 20
Energy spectrum 22
Phonons 25
Phonons in helium 32
Magnons, etc. 35
Electrons. Energy bands 37
p-Space 39
Metals (conductors), insulators,
semiconductors, and semimetals 41
Electrons and holes 46
Landau Fermi liquid 49
More on electrons and holes 52
Waves in electron gas- 53
Excitons 55
Polarons, Fluctuons, etc. 56
Half-way finish 59
Colliding quasiparticles 61
Additional complications 6S
Digression on phase transitions 73
Quantum crystals. Quantum diffusion. Vacancions 79
Undamped macroscopic motions 87
Concluding remarks.
Solid state physics and molecular biology 93
Mir Books 
Here books on Physics from MIR publishers :
1.Near Absolute Zero by V. Edelman
2.Talks on the Refraction of Light by L. Tarasov and A. Tarasova
3.How particles are recorded by A. Borovoi
4.Understanding the Kinematics by G. Kopylov
5.Short Course of Theoretical Physics vol.1&vol.2 by L. Landau and E. Lifshitz
6.Course of General Physics – Mechanics and Molecular Physics by L. Landau
7.General Physics Course vol.1,vol.2&vol.3 by I.V. Saveliev
8.General Physics Course vol.1,vol.2&vol3 by S. Frish and A. Timoreva
9.Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. Tikhonov and A. Samarsk
10.Live Glass by Ya. E.Gueguzin
11.The Failure of Paradoxes by I. Radunskaya
12.Relativistic World by V. Dubrovsky
13.Electricity and Magnetism by A.N. Matveev
14.Classical Electrodynamics by M. Bredov
15.Quantum Electrodynamics by A.A. Sokolov
16.Electrodynamics and Radio Wave Propagation by V.V. Nikolski
17.Experiment Theory Practice by P. Kapitsa
18.Fiberoptics by D.K. Sattarov
19.Physics Series :
Physics 1 by A.V. Piorishkin and N.A. Rodina
Physics 2 by IK Kikoin
Physics 3 by B.B. Bujovtsev
Physics 4 by G. Ya. Miakishev and BB Bujovtsev
20.Semiconductor Physics by K.V. Shalimova
21.Solid State Physics by P.V. Pavlov
22.Plasma Physics by V. Milantiev
23.Examples and Problems Physics by E. Butikov,A. Bikov and A. Kondratiev
24.Molecular Physics by A.N. Matveev
25.Recreational Physics vol.1&vol.2 by Y. Perelman
26.Physics and Geometry of Disorder by A. Efros
27.Foundations of Electrodynamics by N.N. Fedorov
28.Fundamentals of Radio Electronics by E. Manaev
29.Introductory Physics by A.I.Kitaigorodski
30.Introduction to Quantum Physics by L.L. Goldin – G.I. Novikova
31.Introduction to the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations by N.V. Butenin
32.The Nature of Magnetism by M. Kaganov – V. Tsukernik
33.Handbook of Physics by B. Yavorski and A. Detlaf
34.Mechanics by S. Strelkov
35.Industrial Mechanics by F. Sokolov and P. Usov
36.Mechanics for Everyone by Y. Perelman
37.Theoretical Mechanics by V.M. Starzhinski
38.Theoretical Mechanics Exercises and Problems vol.1&vol.2 by M. Bath
39.Measurement of Small Forces in Physical Experiments by V.B. Braguinski
40.Measurements and apparatus to perform thermo techniques vol.1&vol.2 by V. Preobrazhensky
41.Radio Measurements by F.V. Kushnir
42.Methods of Statistical Physics by A.I. Ahiezer and S.V. Peletminski
43.Movement of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields by L. Artsimovich and S.Lukianov
44.Our Planet Earth by A. Bialko
45.Olympiad Physics by I. SH. Slobodetski
46.Paradoxes and Fallacies Physical by V. Langue
47.Optics vol.1&vol.2 by G.S. Landsberg
48.Waves around us by B. Kadomtsev and V. Rydnik
49.Problems of Mathematical Physics Equations by M.M. Smirnov
50.Physical crystallography Problems by N. Perelomova and M. Taguieva
51.Classical Electrodynamics Problems by A.I. Alekseev
52.Problems of Electrical and Electronic Engineering by V. Petrov and L. Shliapintoj
53.Physics Problems by S. Kosel
54.Physics Problems by Ya. Savchenko
55.Problems of Physics by A.Inclan and J.Manas
56.Problems in General Physics by V. Volkenshtéin
57.Problems in Classical Mechanics GL Kotkin and G. Serbo
58.Problems of Theoretical Mechanics by I. Mesherski
59.Problems in Heat transfer by E.A. Krasnoschiokov – A.S. Sukomiel
60.Selected Problems on Elemental Physics by B.B. Bujovtsev
61.Physics Problems and exercises by R. Gladkova
62.What is Quantum Mechanics? by V.I. Ridnik
63.What is the Theory of Relativity by L. Landau and Y. Rumer
64.You know Physics? by Y. Perelman
65.Spectroscopy Technique and Practice by A.N. Zaidel
66.Theory of Solids by A.Davidov
67.Thermotechnology by A.P. Baskakov
68.Relativistic Theory of Gravitation by A. Logunov and M. Mestvirishvili
69.Time and Measurement by F. Zavelski
Comments and Suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for taking interest.
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i did not understand the intent of posting your list of books.
are they available for download ?
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Hello Ankit! Do you have all the books you mentioned?
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Unable to open the zip file . It says in winrar “unknown method in pdf”. Can you pls check ?
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Can you try with another extracter?
Its working okay when I tested it.
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Yeah,I am also facing the same issue.
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Try some other extracters.
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Cannot extract some of the files from the zip. Giving an unspecified error
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Can you try with another extracter?
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Dear khilavmajmudar
No I just mentioned but some of them I have.
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Dear khilavmajmudar
No I just mentioned but some of them I have.
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From where did you get those?
I have a few, but can hardly find any more.
BTW, fantastic list!
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