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Guide to the Night Sky – Patrick Moore

Guide to Stars and Planets – Patrick Moore

Measuring the Universe: The Cosmological Distance Ladder – Stephen Webb

The Titius-Bode Law of Planetary Distances: Its History and Theory -  Michael Martin Nieto

Bode’s Law and the Discovery of Juno: Historical Studies in Asteroid Research -  Clifford J. Cunningham

Star Finder – John Woodruff and Wil Tirion

The Sun Today – Claudio Vita-Finzi

Principles of Heliophysics – Karel Schrijver

The Structure and Evolution of The Sun – Giuseppe Severino

Galaxy Formation and Evolution – Hyron Spinrad

From Dust to Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars – Norbert S. Schulz

Stardust: The Cosmic Seeds of Life – Sun Kwok

Stellar Formation -  V.C. Reddish

Introduction to Stellar Statistics -  Rudolf Kurth

Binary and Multiple Systems of Stars - Alan H. Batten

Chemistry: Made Simple – Fred C. Hess

The Internal Constitution of the Stars - Arthur Eddington

An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure – S. Chandrasekhar

Principles of Stellar Dynamics – S. Chandrasekhar

Stellar Collapse - Chris L. Fryer

Clocks in the Sky: The Story of Pulsars – George McNamara

The Magic Furnace: the Search for the Origin of Atoms - Marcus Chown

The Supernova Story - Laurence Marschall

Understanding the Origin of Matter: Perspectives in Quantum Chromodynamics – David Blaschke, Krzysztof Redlich, Chihiro Sasaki, Ludwik Turko

Supernovae, Neutron Star Physics, and Nucleosynthesis – Debades Bandyopadhyay, Kamales Kar

Neutron Stars, Black Holes, and Binary X-Ray Sources – Herbert Gursky, Remo Ruffini

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe – Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw

Joint Evolution of Black Holes and Galaxies – M. Colpi, V. Gorini, F. Haardt, U. Moschella

Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars – Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky

Quantum Aspects of Black Holes – Xavier Calmet

Introduction to Black Hole Physics – Valeri P. Frolov, Andrei Zelnikov

Introduction to Black Holes Astrophysics – Gustavo E. Romero, Gabriela S. Vila

The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes – S. Chandrasekhar

Global Nonlinear Stability of Schwarzschild Spacetime under Polarized Perturbations – Jérémie Szeftel, Sergiu Klainerman

Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation – Daniel Grumiller, Mohammad Medhi Sheikh-Jabbari

Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology – Renata Kallosh, Emanuele Orazi

Black Hole Gravitohydromagnetics, Second Edition – Brian Punsly

Geometry of Black Holes – Piotr Chrusciel

The Geometry of Kerr Black Holes – Barrett O’Neill

Electroweak Baryogenesis and Its Phenomenology – Kaori Fuyoto

Stardust, Supernovae and the Molecules of Life: Might We All Be Aliens? – Ricard Boyd

The Early Universe – Edward Kolb

Primordial Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Early Universe - Katsuhiko Sako, J. Aldouze

Extreme Explosions: Supernovae, Hypernovae, Magnetars, and Other Unusual Cosmic Blasts – David S. Stevenson

Under a Crimson Sun: Prospects for Life in a Red Dwarf System – David S. Stevenson

 

A Student’s Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians – Patrick Hamill

A Students Guide to Maxwell’s Equations – Daniel A. Fleisch

A Student’s Guide to Schrödinger’s Equation – Daniel A. Fleisch

A Students Guide to Laplace Transforms – Daniel A. Fleisch

A Student’s Guide to Waves – Daniel A. Fleisch, Laura Kinnaman

A Student’s Guide to Navier-Stokes Equations – Justin J. Garvin

Studies on Brownian Motion and Related Phenomena - Marian von Smoluchowski

The Foundations of Geometry: Works on Non-Euclidian Geometry - Nikolai I. Lobachevsky

Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World - Vesselin Petkov

Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime - Vesselin Petkov

Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics - Vesselin Petkov

Inertia and Gravitation: From Aristotle’s Natural Motion to Geodesic Worldlines in Curved Spacetime – Vesselin Petkov

A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design - Frank Wilczek

The Physical Universe: The Interface Between Cosmology, Astrophysics and Particle Physics - John D. Barrow

Principles of Physical Cosmology - P. J. E. Peebles

The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe – P. J. E. Peebles

The Wave Equation on a Curved Space-Time – F. G. Friedlander

Papers on Curved Spaces and Cosmology - Alexander A. Friedmann

The World as Space and Time – Alexander A. Friedmann

Space and Time - Hermann Minkowski

Spacetime – Hermann Minkowski

The Wave-Particle Dualism: A Tribute to Louis de Broglie on his 90th Birthday – S. Diner, D. Fargue, G. Lochak, F. Selleri

Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts – Bogdan Povh, Klaus Rith, Christoph Scholz, Frank Zetsche, Werner Rodejohann

Elementary Particles and Their Interactions – Stephen P. Martin, James D. Wells

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - Albert Einstein

Exact Space-Times in Einstein's General Relativity – Jerry B. Griffiths

Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations – Hans Stephani

Fundamentals of Physics, vol. I: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, Expanded Edition – Ramamurti Shankar

Fundamentals of Physics, vol. II: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics, Expanded Edition – Ramamurti Shankar

Bryce DeWitt’s Lectures on Gravitation – Stephen M. Christenson

General Relativity: The Essentials – Carlo Rovelli

Light in Einstein's Universe: The Role of Energy in Cosmology and Relativity - S. J. Prokhovnik

Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory: The Theoretical Minimum – Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman

Generalized Feynman Amplitudes – Eugene R. Speer

Mathematic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics – Stephen J. Gustafson, Israel Michael Sigal

Lectures on Quantum Physics – Paul A. M. Dirac

The Logic of Quantum Mechanics – Enrico G. Beltrametti, Gianni Cassinelli

Quantum Processes & Measurement: Theory & Experiment - Claude Farbe

Path Integrals and Anomalies in Curved Space – Fiorenzo Bastianelli, Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

Many-Body Schrödinger Dynamics of Bose-Einstein Condensates – Kaspar Sakmann

The Schwinger Action Principle and Effective Action – David J. Toms

Geometric Quantum Mechanics – Michel van Veenendaal

Quantum Oscillations: A Simple Principle Underlying Important Aspects of Physics - Fumihiko Suekane

Oscillations in Finite Quantum Systems – G. F. Bertsch, R. A. Broglia

Physics and Philosophy - Werner Heisenberg

On Fundamental Physics and Scientific Knowledge - Erwin Schrodinger, Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, Pierre Auger

Fundamentals of Quantum Entanglement - F. J. Duarte

Geometry of Quantum States: An Introduction to Quantum Entanglement - Ingemar Bengtsson, Karol Zyczkowski

Quantum Entanglement and the Loss of Reality - Thomas V Marcella

Quantum Mechanics Versus Local Realism: The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox – Franco Selleri

Bell Nonlocality - Valerio Scarani

The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the Mind - Robert L. Nadeau, Menas Kafatos

Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity: Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics, Third Edition - Tim Maudlin

The Metaphysics Within Physics - Tim Maudlin

What is Fundamental? – Anthony Aguirre, Brendan Foster, Zeeya Merali

Collapse of the Wave Function: Models, Ontology, Origin, and Implications - Shan Gao

Angular Momentum in Quantum Physics: Theory and Application – L. C. Biedenharn, J. D. Lourk

Decoherence: and the Quantum-To-Classical Transition – Maximilian A. Schlosshauer

Weak Interactions of Elementary Particles -  L. B. Okun

Lectures on the Theory of the Nucleus -  A. G. Sitenko, V. K. Tartakovskii

An Introduction to Field Quantization - Y. Takahashi

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter - Richard P. Feynman

The Character of Physical Law - Richard P. Feynman

Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat - Richard P. Feynman

Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. II: Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter - Richard P. Feynman

Feynman Lectures on Physics, vol. III: Quantum Mechanics - Richard P. Feynman

Feynman Lectures on Gravitation - Richard P. Feynman

The Theory of Fundamental Process - Richard P. Feynman

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out - Richard P. Feynman

Feynman's Tips on Physics: Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice - Richard P. Feynman, Michael A. Gottleib, Ralph Leighton

Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics – Richard P. Feynman, Steven Weinberg

Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals - Richard P. Feynman, Albert R. Hibbs

Geons, Black Holes & Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics – John Archibald Wheeler, Kenneth Ford

Gravitation and Inertia – John Archibald Wheeler, Ignazio Ciufolini

Gravitational Waves – Brian Clegg

Gravitational Waves, vol. I: Theory and Experiment – Michele Maggiore

Gravitational Waves, vol. II: Astrophysics and Cosmology – Michele Maggiore

Gravitational Physics of Stellar and Galactic Systems – William C. Saslaw

Quantum Gravitation: The Feynman Path Integral Approach – Herbert W. Hamber

Introduction to Dynamical Wave Function Collapse: Realism in Quantum Physics – Philip Pearle

Sidney Coleman’s Lectures on Relativity – David J. Griffiths, David Derbes, Richard B. Sohn

Quantum Field Theory Lectures of Sidney Coleman - Bryan Gin-ge Chen, David Derbes, David J. Griffiths

Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory: Volume 1: Basic Principles and Quantum Electrodynamics – Robert D. Klauber

Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory Volume 2: The Standard Model – Robert D. Klauber

Solutions to Problems for Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory Volume 2: The Standard Model – Robert D. Klauber

Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur – Tom Lancaster, Stephen J. Blundell

Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory – Albert Schwarz

Particles, Fields, and Forces: A Conceptual Guide to Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model – Wouter Schmitz

Path Integral Methods in Quantum Field Theory – R. J. Rivers

Twistor Geometry and Field Theory – R. S. Ward, Raymond O. Wells Jr

Quantum Spin Systems on Infinite Lattices: A Concise Introduction – Pieter Naaijkens

Quarks, Gluons and Lattices – Michael Cruetz

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics – Robert M. Wald

Quantum Systems Under Gravitational Time Dilation – Magdelena Zych

Extensions of f(R) Gravity: Curvature-Matter Couplings and Hybrid Metric-Palatini Theory – Tiberiu Harko, Francisco F. N. Lobo

Modified and Quantum Gravity: From Theory to Experimental Searches on All Scales – Christian Pfeifer, Claus Lämmerzahl

Foundations of Quantum Gravity – James Lindesay

Quantum Gravity, Third Edition – Claus Kiefer

Quantum Inverse Scattering Method and Correlation Functions – V. E. Korepin, N. M. Bogoliubov, A. G. Izergin

Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions – Steven Carlip

Quantum Gravity, Quantum Cosmology and Lorentzian Geometries, Second Corrected and Engarged Edition – Giampiero Esposito

Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale: Contemporary Theories in Quantum Gravity – Craig Callender, Nick Huggett

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity – Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin

Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity: An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory – Carlo Rovelli, Francesca Vidotto

Symmetry Breaking, Third Edition – Franco Strocchi

A Career In Theoretical Physics -  Philip W. Anderson

Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics -  Philip W. Anderson

The Statistical Analysis of Time Series -  Philip W. Anderson

What a Coincidence!: On Unpredictability, Complexity, and the Nature of Time – Bernhard Wessling

The Nature of Time – Raymond Flood, Michael Lockwood

Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with Nature – Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle Stengers

From Being to Becoming: Time and Complexity in the Physical Sciences – Ilya Prigogine

The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos, and the New Laws of Nature – Ilya Prigogine

Is Future Given? – Ilya Prigogine

Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics, Variational Techniques and Stability - Russell J. Donnelly, Robert Herman, Ilya Prigogine

Self–Organization in Nonequilibrium Systems: From Dissipative Structures to Order Through Fluctuations - G. Nicolis, Ilya Prigogine

Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures -  Dilip Kondepudi, Ilya Prigogine

The Statistical Theory of Non-Equilibrium Processes in a Plasma - Yu L. Klimontovich

The Problem of Time: Quantum Mechanics Versus General Relativity -  Edward Anderson

Perfect Symmetry: The Search For the Beginning of Time - Heinz R. Pagels

Did Time Begin? Will Time End? - Paul Howard Frampton

Endless Universe: Beyond The Big Bang - Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok

Cosmology in (2+1)-Dimensions, Cyclic Models, and Deformations of M 2,1 - Victor Guillemin

Advanced General Relativity – John Stewart

What Came Before the Big Bang? Cycles of Time – Roger Penrose

The Road to Reality: The Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe - Roger Penrose

Spinors and Space-Time, vol. I: Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields – Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler

Spinors and Space-Time, vol. II: Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry – Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler

Quantum Concepts in Space and Time – Roger Penrose, Chris J. Isham

The Nature of Space and Time - Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose

An Introduction to Tensors, Spinors, and Relativistic Wave Equations – E. M. Corson

Boundary and Eigenvalue Problems in Mathematical Physics – Hans Sagan

Some Properties of the Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues Introduced by Bethe for the Linear Chain of Atoms – Henry Unruh Jr.

On the Eigenfunctions of Many-Particles Systems in Quantum Mechanics – Tosio Kato

Calculations of Exact Eigenfunctions of Spin and Angular Momentum using the Projection Operator Method – Aubey Rotenberg

The Second Law: Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Stephen Wolfram

The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory – David Bohm, Basil J. Hiley

Selected Papers of Freeman Dyson with Commentary - Freeman Dyson

Electromagnetic Fields and Waves – Vladimir Rojansky

Electricity, Magnetism, and Atomic Physics, vol. I: Electricity and Magnetism - John Yarwood, John Fewkes

Electricity, Magnetism, and Atomic Physics, vol. II, Second Edition - John Yarwood, John Fewkes

A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field – James Clerk Maxwell

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, vol. I - James Clerk Maxwell

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, vol. II - James Clerk Maxwell

On Physical Lines of Force – James Clerk Maxwell

Theory of Heat – James Clerk Maxwell

The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell, vol. I – W. D. Niven

My Inventions and Other Writings – Nicola Tesla

The Problem of Increasing Human Energy – Nicola Tesla

On Light and Other High Frequency Phenomena – Nicola Tesla

Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency – Nicola Tesla

Nicola Tesla: Lectures and Patents – Vojin Popovic, Radoslav Horvat, Nicola Nikolic, Rodoljub Colakovic

Optics, Waves, and Sound – M. Nelkon

Understanding Holography – Michael Wenyon

The Periodic Table: Past, Present, and Future – Geoff Rayner-Canham

Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A Comprehensive Guide, Seventh Edition – George Arfken

An Introduction to Fourier Series and Integrals – Robert T. Seeley

 

Deep Space Flight and Communications: Exploiting the Sun as a Gravitational Lens – Claudio Maccone

Deep Space Telecommunications Systems Engineering – Joseph H. Yuen

Deep Space Propulsion: A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight – K. F. Long

Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel, Second Edition – Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matlof

Solar Sailing: Technology, Dynamics, and Mission Applications – Colin R. McInnes

Interplanetary Mission Analysis and Design – Stephen Kemble

Materials and Processes: For Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications – Barrie D. Dunn

Space Mining and Manufacturing: Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques – Davide Sivolella

Terraforming: The Creating of Habitable Worlds – Martin Beech

Principles of Space Anthropology: Establishing a Science of Human Space Settlement – Cameron M. Smith

Space Debris and Other Threats from Outer Space – Joseph N. Pelton

Planetary Defense: Global Collaboration for Defending Earth from Asteroids and Comets – Nikola Schmidt

Lorentzian Wormholes: From Einstein to Hawking – Matt Visser

Wormholes, Warp Drives, and Energy Conditions – Francisco S. N. Lobo

Back-in-Time and Faster-than-Light Travel in General Relativity – Serguei Krasnikov

Making Starships and Stargates: The Science of Interstellar Transport and Absurdly Benign Wormholes – James F. Woodward

Interstellar Architecture: Constructing Megastructures in Space, Second Edition – Can Bartu H.

At the Frontier of Spacetime: Scalar-Tensor Theory, Bell’s Inequality, Mach’s Principle, Exotic Smoothness – Torsten Asselmeyer-Meluga

Dissent, Revolution and Liberty Beyond Earth – Charles S. Cockell

 

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