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Probabilities of the Quantum World – Daniel Danin

What can take place of a particular interpretation? Only another interpretation – nothing else. We now come to Daniel Danin‘s book titled Probabilities of the Quantum World. The book traces the history of ideas in the conceptual development of Quantum … Continue reading →

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Energy and Entropy – Alekseev

This title has been quite in demand, and rightly so! This is one of the most wonderful books that I have come across. So here it is!! Energy and Entropy by G. A. Alekseev Back cover of the book says: … Continue reading →

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Special Theory of Relativity – Ugarov

After the two books on General Relativity (GR) viz. STG and RTG, we come to a great textbook on Special Theory of Relativity (STR). This one is by V. A. Ugarov titled Special Theory of Relativity. This book is a … Continue reading →

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Space Time Gravitation – Vladimirov, Mitskiévich, Horský

However, the main difference between this and other popularizations is the third chapter, in which the authors try get to grips with subjects such as cosmological singularities, generalizations of Einstein’s gravitational theory, the quantization of gravitational fields, and the dimensionality … Continue reading →

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The Relativistic Theory of Gravitation – Logunov, Mestvirishvili

The gravitational field is constructed as a physical field in the spirit of Faraday and Maxwell, and this field has energy, momentum, and spins 2 and 0. In this post we see book titled The Relativistic Theory of Gravitation by … Continue reading →

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Trigonometric Functions – Problem Solving Approach

We now come to another Problems and solutions book titled Trigonometric Functions (Problem Solving Approach) by A. Panchishkin and E. Shavgulidze. The  back cover says: This study aid is to help the student to master the basic techniques of solving difficult … Continue reading →

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Key Problems of Physics and Astrophysics – Vitaly L. Ginzburg

This unusual book is a rare personal exploration of a wide range of current physics and astrophysics by a distinguished scientist; it was planned to educate budding scientists on important new topics. The book is excellent reading for intelligent undergraduates … Continue reading →

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Physics and Music – Gleb Anfilov

We now come to Physics and Music by Gleb Anfilov. This is a book that I had seen as an advertisement in back of many books, but failed to get a look at the book itself. But finally got the … Continue reading →

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Probability Theory (first steps)

We now come to a small booklet by E. S. Wentzel titled Probability Theory (first steps). The back cover of the book says: The author of this booklet describes in popular language how probability theory was developed and found wide … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone via magnet links

The 5 books of the Physics for Everyone series have been uploaded to magnet links. The link has following files: Physics for Everyone: Motion, Heat- L. D. Landau, A. I. Kitaigorodsky (1978) pp. 478 Physics for Everyone – Book 1 … Continue reading →

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