Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Physics

Statistical Physics (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 5)

7 reviews
Lev Davidovich Landau

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1984

Unrivalled Masterpiece

+ Great Book!
+ Green's functions, superfluids, superconductors, magnetism
+ Great Book, the best I've ever seen!
+ A UNIQUE BOOK ON MODERN STATISTICAL PHYSICS

Physical Kinetics (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies) ...

3 reviews
E.M. Lifshitz, L.P. Pitaevskii

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981

A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM

+ Beware: it is a Landau book
+ A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM

This book is the volume 10 and the last volume of the great Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz. It explains in great detail and rigour the theory of the processes ocurring in several systems not in statistical equilibrium. The book opens with a complete account of the transport ...

Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics)

8 reviews
L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1987

An Important Book in Physics

+ A must-have Fluid Mechanics Book
+ Fast and good
+ Classic on fluid mechanics
+ A solid text on fluid mechanics

Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, Second Edition: Volume 8 (Course of Theoretical Physics)

5 reviews
L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1984

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON MACROSCOPIC ELECTRODYNAMICS!

+ an invaluable reference!
+ The BEST
+ A masterpiece.

The Classical Theory of Fields, Fourth Edition: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series)

24 reviews
L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980

The work of a master

+ Does the Work of at Least Four Modern Texts on the same subject
+ Physics/math study
+ My comment is not about the content, but about the edition.

Statistical Physics, Part 2: Volume 9 (Pt 2) (Pt 2)

7 reviews
L. P. Pitaevskii, E.M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980

Unrivalled Masterpiece

+ Great Book!
+ Green's functions, superfluids, superconductors, magnetism
+ Great Book, the best I've ever seen!
+ A UNIQUE BOOK ON MODERN STATISTICAL PHYSICS

Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory, Volume 3, Third Edition (Quantum Mechanics) (Quantum Mechanics)

14 reviews
L. D. Landau, L. M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981

Good Book, Hard read

+ Marvellous
+ Great supplement ...
+ great book

Course of Theoretical Physics : Mechanics (Course of Theoretical Physics)

32 reviews
Lev Davidovich Landau, L. D. Landau, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982

Excellent

+ Great Book
+ A Prerequisite for the other Volumes in this Series
+ Good background Material
+ Provides a new perspective on common concepts.

Quantum Electrodynamics, Second Edition: Volume 4

5 reviews
V B Berestetskii, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982

Theory and applications presented with great skill

+ very physical book
+ A good introduction
+ A COMPLETE BOOK ON QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS

Theory of Elasticity, Third Edition: Volume 7 (Theoretical Physics, Vol 7)

6 reviews
L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1986

Fortunately... not Timoshenko

+ difficult to rate a book I have not yet received!
+ Sure... not Timoshenko.

Timoshenko's book is a collection of exercises. Landau's book is a collection of ideas.