Questions tagged [resource-recommendations]
Questions asking "What is a good book about X?" or more generally, "What should I read to learn about X?", typically where there is not a single authoritative reference. Please READ THE GUIDANCE IN META (http://meta.physics.stackexchange.com/questions/4697 or click Learn More) before asking.
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Source recommendation for spin glasses and their relation with SYK model
I want to learn Edwards-Anderson and Sherrington-Kirkpatrick models properly with their calculations (Replica symmetry, phase transition, etc.). I need couple of sources such as books and papers ...
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Understanding Caustic in Optics
I’m looking for a clear and accessible optics textbook that explains caustics in optical systems from the ground up. Can someone help me with that?
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Survey of the ether theory as motivation of Maxwell's equations [migrated]
In all the modern textbooks on electromagnetism that I have seen, Maxwell’s equations are introduced in a rather poorly motivated way, in my opinion. It is often left unexplained how one goes from ...
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Deriving the full crystal Hamiltonian from a Lagrangian density
I'm trying to understand the connection between field-theoretic Lagrangians and the standard Hamiltonians used in solid-state physics. In particular, consider a full crystal Hamiltonian of the form:
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Numerical results of precision tests in perturbative QFT
Where can I find a database or tables with the precisions/contributions that each Feynman diagram term adds to most common and famous numerical estimations for the standard model of particles (like $g$...
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Deriving 1D Einstein velocity addition from group axioms via boundary-fixing Möbius boosts (standard reference?)
In 1D the Einstein velocity addition law$$u\oplus v=\frac{u+v}{1+\frac{uv}{c^2}}$$is often introduced via Lorentz matrices and rapidity.
I’m after a group-axiomatic derivation that starts instead from ...
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Eliashberg theory
I’m a physics major working on magnon–phonon mediated superconductivity. I have a solid foundation in many-body theory and field theory, but I’m looking for good reading material or notes on ...
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Reweighting method for Metropolis algorithm
I read the Wiki page about the reweighting procedure as a way to use Monte Carlo methods with the sign problem, but I'd like to know more about how this could be implemented in the Metropolis ...
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How To Start Learning Angular Momentum In QM? [closed]
So I have been tasked with to prepare a report on Density Matrices in QM. I am still a newbie. I want understand and learn physics. the books that arr prescribed to me right now are:
Angular Momentum ...
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General Relativity and Differential Forms
I’m learning general relativity from "Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond" by Moataz H. Emam.
He uses pseudo-Riemannian manifolds and index notation, ...
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Book recommendations for relearning dynamics and static (mechanics) [duplicate]
When I first took courses in dynamics and statics (they were part of an applied mathematics track rather than physics), I didn’t really appreciate them and only studied enough to pass. I also didn’t ...
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Reference request: Byers-Yang theorem
Recently I have become interested in learning more about Byers-Yang theorem, however I haven't been able to find many references where it is discussed in detail, other than the original 1961 paper. I'...
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Is there a site that I can used to make API requests for the positions of the planets in the solar systems? [duplicate]
I am creating a program that calculates orbital mechanics. And one option I want is the ability to use as a starting point the current positions of the Solar System. So is there a site that can I use ...
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Looking for a textbook which provides a good introduction to operator-valued distributions
I'm working on a quantum computing problem and have realized I need to develop a solid understanding of operator-valued distributions. So far the only textbooks I've seen in relation to the topic are ...
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Books about particle physics (for 16-year-old)
I would like to find a perfect book for me related to particle physics. Please recommend a fun book about it. I'm just a beginner and I am not fluent with calculus or other math.