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General Physics – Landau, Akhiezer, Lifshitz

Posted on February 3, 2013 by damitr

The purpose of this book is to acquaint the reader with the principal phenomena and most important laws of physics. The authors have tried to make the book as compact as possible, including only what is essential and omitting what … Continue reading →

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Gantmacher – Lectures in Analytical Mechanics

Posted on February 1, 2013 by damitr

We now come to Lectures on Analytical Mechanics by F. Gantmacher. The course of analytical mechanics is a foundation supporting such   divisions of theoretical physics as quantum mechanics, the special   and general theories of relativity, and so forth. … Continue reading →

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Fock – Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics

Posted on January 1, 2013 by desperadomar

We now come to Fundamental of Quantum Mechanics by V. A. Fock. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock was one of the group of brilliant physics theoreticians whose work built the magnificent edifice of the quantum theory. From the vast subject of the … Continue reading →

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Theoretical Physics – Kompaneyets

Posted on October 22, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Theoretical Physics by A. S. Kompaneyets. This book is intended for readers who are acquainted with the course of general physics and analysis of nonspecializing institutions of higher education. It is meant chiefly for engineer-physicists, though … Continue reading →

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Relativity and Man – V. Smilga

Posted on July 7, 2012 by damitr

Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading →

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Y. Ryabov – Celestial Mechanics

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

How do the heavenly bodies move, and how are these movements related to one another? What forces of nature govern such motions? We now come to another jewel of a book titled Celestial Mechanics by Y. Ryabov. This book discusses … Continue reading →

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Questions and Answers in School Physics – Tarasov and Tarasova

Posted on April 18, 2012 by damitr

This book was planned as an aid to students preparing for an entrance examination in physics for admission to an engineering institute. It has the form of a dialogue between the author (the Teacher:) and an inquisitive reader (the Student:). … Continue reading →

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Introduction To Physics

Posted on November 18, 2011 by damitr

Frankly speaking I did not know about this book from A. Kitagorodsky (thanks Gordon for pointing it out). But this seems to be full fledged and comprehensive textbook, quite different from the popular science books by Kitaigorodsky that we have … Continue reading →

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