Recommended Books

General Physics

• L. D. Landau & E. M. Lifshitz, Course of Theoretical Physics series, 10 Volumes *

  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Mechanics. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1976
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, The Classical Theory of Fields. Vol. 2 (4th ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1975
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory. Vol. 3 (3rd ed.), Pergamon Press, 1977
  • V. B. Berestetskii, E. M. Lifshitz, L. P. Pitaevskii, Quantum Electrodynamics. Vol. 4 (2nd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics. Vol. 5 (3rd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 6 (2nd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1987
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Theory of Elasticity. Vol. 7 (3rd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1986
  • L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, L.P. Pitaevskii, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media. Vol. 8 (2nd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1984
  • E. M. Lifshitz, L. P. Pitaevskii, Statistical Physics, Part 2: Theory of the Condensed State. Vol. 9, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980
  • E. M. Lifshitz, L. P. Pitaevskii, Physical Kinetics. Vol. 10, Pergamon Press, 1981

• Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, 3 Volumes (The New Millennium ed), Basic Books, 2011 *

  • Volume I: Mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat
  • Volume II: Mainly electromagnetism and matter
  • Volume III: Quantum mechanics

• Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford, Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics, Princeton University Press, 2017

Chemistry

• Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste, Chemical Principles (8th ed), Cengage Learning, 2016 * (NYU)
• Brown, LeMay, Bursten, Murphy, Woodward, Stoltzfus, Chemistry: The Central Science (14th ed), Pearson, 2017
• John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity (10th ed), Cengage Learning, 2018
• Nivaldo J. Tro, Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd ed), Pearson, 2015
• Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman, Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight (7th ed), W. H. Freeman, 2016
• David W. Oxtoby, H. Pat Gillis, Laurie J. Butler, Principles of Modern Chemistry (8th ed), Cengage Learning, 2015
• Harry B. Gray, Chemical Bonds: An Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Structure (2nd ed), University Science Books, 1994
• Donald A. McQuarrie, John D. Simon, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, University Science Books, 1997 *
• Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, James Keeler, _Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, _ (11th ed), Oxford University Press, 2018
• Donald A. McQuarrie, Peter A. Rock, Ethan B. Gallogly, General Chemistry (4th ed, New ed), University Science Books, 2010
• Maitland Jones Jr., Steven A. Fleming, Organic Chemistry (5th ed), W. W. Norton & Company, 2014 (NYU)
• Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren, Organic Chemistry (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2012
• Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A & Part B (5th ed), Springer, 2007
• Michael B. Smith, Jerry March, March’s Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (6th ed), Wiley, 2007
• Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry (5th ed), Prentice Hall, 2013
• J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry (5th ed), Wiley-Blackwell, 1999
• David L. Nelson, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (5th ed) W. H. Freeman, 2008 *
• Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty, Modern Physical Organic Chemistry, University Science Books, 2005
• Philip Nelson, Biological Physic s, W. H. Freeman, 2007
• Jack Simons, An Introduction to Theoretical Chemistry, Cambridge University Press, 2003

Classical Mechanics

• Herbert Goldstein, C. P. Poole, J. L. Safko, Classical Mechanics (3rd ed), Addison Wesley, 2001 * (graduate, for quantum)

• H. C. Corben, P. Stehle, Classical Mechanics (2nd ed), Wiley, 1960 or Dover, 1994.

• Lev D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Mechanics (3rd ed), Butterworth-Heinemann, 1976 * (Classic, physical point of view)

• V. I. Arnold, Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, Springer, 1989 * (Advanced, symplectic geometry)

• Louis N. Hand, Janet D. Finch, Analytical Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 1998

• Peter Mann, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics, Oxford University Press, 2018

• Antonio Fasano, S Marmi, Beatrice Pelloni, Analytical Mechanics: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2006

• Cornelius Lanczos, The Variational Principles of Mechanics (4th ed), Dover, 1986

• Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems (5th ed), Cengage Learning, 2003

• Gerald J. Sussman, Jack Wisdom, Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics (2nd ed), MIT Press, 2015

• John R. Taylor, Classical Mechanics, University Science Books, 2004

• Oliver Johns, Analytical Mechanics for Relativity and Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2016

• David Morin, Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions, Cambridge University Press, 2008

• Jorge V. José, Eugene J. Saletan, Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach, Cambridge University Press, 1998

Classical Electrodynamics

• David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd ed), Prentice Hall, 1999
• John D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics (3rd ed), Wiley, 1998 * (graduate)
• Andrew Zangwill, Modern Electrodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2012
• Melvin Schwartz, Principles of Electrodynamics, Dover, 1987

Thermodynamics

• Terrell L. Hill, An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics, Dover, 1987
• Herbert B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics (2nd ed), John Wiley & Sons, 1985
• Enrico Fermi, Thermodynamics, Dover, 1956

Statistical Mechanics

• Donald A. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics, University Science Books, 2000 * (including nonequilibrium in the last 2 chapters)
• David Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, Oxford University Press, 1987 *
• Mark E. Tuckerman, Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Molecular Simulation, Oxford University Press, 2010 * (excellent book on simulation methods)
• Werner Krauth, Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations, Oxford University Press, 2006
• James P. Sethna, Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity, Oxford University Press, 2006
• Mehran Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles, Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Mehran Kardar, Statistical Physics of Fields, Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Richard P. Feynman, Statistical mechanics: a set of lectures, Westview Press, 1998 (specialized, density matrix)
• R. K. Pathria, Paul D. Beale, Statistical Mechanics (3rd ed), Academic Press, 2011
• William T Coffey, Yuri P Kalmykov, The Langevin Equation: With Applications to Stochastic Problems in Physics, Chemistry and Electrical Engineering (3rd ed), World Scientific, 2012
• Ken A. Dill, Sarina Bromberg, Molecular Driving Forces: Statistical Thermodynamics in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Nanoscience (2nd Ed), Garland Science, 2010
• Morikazu Toda, Ryogo Kubo, Nobuhiko Saito, Statistical Physics I: Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics (2nd ed), Springer, 2004
• Michael Plischke, Birger Bergersen, Equilibrium Statistical Physics (3rd ed), World Scientific, 2006
• John Cardy, Scaling and Renormalization in Statistical Physics, Cambridge University Press, 1996
• Harold L. Friedman, A Course in Statistical Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1985
• Giuseppe Mussardo, Statistical Field Theory: An Introduction to Exactly Solved Models in Statistical Physics (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2020.

Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics

• Robert Zwanzig, Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Oxford University Press, 2001 ***
• Denis Evans, Gary Morriss, Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Liquids (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2008 *
• Gene F. Mazenko, Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Wiley-VCH, 2006
• Dieter Forster, Hydrodynamic Fluctuations, Broken Symmetry, and Correlation Functions, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1975 (hard to read)
• Jean Pierre Boon, Sidney Yip, Molecular Hydrodynamics, Dover, 1991
• Ryogo Kubo, M. Toda, N. Hashitsume, Statistical Physics II: nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, Springer, 1992 *
• N. G. van Kampen, Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry (3rd ed), Elsevier, 2007
• Crispin Gardiner, Stochastic Methods: A Handbook for the Natural and Social Sciences (4th ed), Springer, 2009
• Rainer Klages, Wolfram Just, Christopher Jarzynski, Heinz G. Schuster(Eds.), Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics of Small Systems: Fluctuation Relations and Beyond, Wiley-VCH, 2013
• Ilya Prigogine, Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Dover, 2017
• S. R. De Groot, P. Mazur, Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Dover, 2011

Applications of Statistical Mechanics

Energy landscapes, soft matter, liquid crystals, polymers, and interfaces.

• David Wales, Energy Landscapes: Applications to Clusters, Biomolecules and Glasses (Cambridge Molecular Science), Cambridge University Press, 2004
• Samuel Safran, Statistical Thermodynamics Of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Membranes (Frontiers in Physics), Westview Press, 2003
• Frank H. Stillinger, Energy Landscapes, Inherent Structures, and Condensed-Matter Phenomena, Princeton University Press, 2015
• P. G. de Gennes, J. Prost, The Physics of Liquid Crystals (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 1995
• M. Rubinstein, Ralph H. Colby, Polymer Physics, Oxford University Press, 2003
• M. Doi, H. See, Introduction to Polymer Physics, Oxford University Press, 1996
• Philipp O.J. Scherer, Sighart F. Fischer, Theoretical Molecular Biophysics (2nd Ed.), Springer, 2017

Quantum Mechanics

• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, F. Laloe, Quantum Mechanics, (Volumes 1-3), Wiley-VCH, 2019 (beginner to mediate, complete)
• David J. Griffiths, Darrell F. Schroeter, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3rd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2018 (beginner, wave function approach)
• Paul A. M. Dirac, The Principles of Quantum Mechanic s, Clarendon Press, 1988 *
• Eugen Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, Wiley, 1998 *
• J. J. Sakurai, Jim Napolitano, Modern Quantum Mechanics (3rd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2020 *
• R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed), Springer, 1994
• L. I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics (3rd ed), McGraw-Hill, 1968.
• Peter Atkins, Ronald Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics, (5th ed), Oxford University Press, 2011
• Richard N. Zare, Angular Momentum : understanding spatial aspects in chemistry and physics, Wiley, 1988 *
• E. N. Economou, Green’s Functions in Quantum Physics (3rd ed), Springer, 2006
• C. S. Johnson Jr., L. G. Pedersen, Problems and Solutions in Quantum Chemistry and Physics, Dover, 1987
• Siegfried Flügge, Practical Quantum Mechanics, Springer, 1998
• D. ter Haar, Problems in Quantum Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1960
• John S. Townsend, A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed), Univ Science Books, 2012
• Michael D. Fayer, Elements of Quantum Mechanics, Oxford University Press, 2001

Path Integrals

• Richard P. Feynman, Albert R. Hibbs, Daniel F. Styer, Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals (Emended ed), Dover, 2010
• Mark E. Tuckerman, Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Molecular Simulation, Oxford University Press, 2010 *
• Jean Zinn-Justin, Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Oxford University Press, 2010
• Hagen Kleinert, Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets (5th ed), World Scientific, 2009
• L. S. Schulman, Techniques and Applications of Path Integration, Dover, 2005 *
• Belal E. Baaquie, Path Integrals and Hamiltonians: Principles and Methods, Cambridge University Press, 2014

Quantum Chemistry and Electronic Structure

• Attila Szabó, Neil S. Ostlund, Modern Quantum Chemistry:introduction to advanced electronic structure theory, Dover, 1996 * (excellent to Hartree Fock)
• George C. Schatz, Mark A. Ratner, Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry, Dover, 2002
• Jack Simons, Jeff Nichols, **Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry, ** Oxford University Press, 1997
• Ira N. Levine, Quantum Chemistry (7th ed), Prentice Hall, 2013 (beginner level)
• Donald A. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry (2nd ed), University Science Books, 2007
• Trygve Helgaker, Poul Jorgensen, Jeppe Olsen, Molecular Electronic-Structure Theory, Wiley, 2013
• Christopher J. Cramer, Essentials of Computational Chemistry: Theories and Models (2nd ed), Wiley 2004
• Frank Jensen, Introduction to Computational Chemistry (3rd ed), Wiley, 2017
• David B. Cook, Handbook of Computational Quantum Chemistry, Dover, 2005
• James B. Foresman, Aeleen Frisch, Exploring Chemistry With Electronic Structure Methods: A Guide to Using Gaussian (3rd ed), Gaussian Inc. 2015
• Richard M. Martin, Electronic Structure: Basic Theory and Practical Methods (v.1), Cambridge University Press, 2008
• Robert G. Parr, Weitao Yang, Density-Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules, Oxford University Press, 1994
• Carsten Ullrich, Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory, Oxford University Press, 2012
• Eberhard Engel, Reiner M. Dreizler, Density Functional Theory: An Advanced Course, Springer, 2011
• Isaiah Shavitt, Rodney J. Bartlett, Many-Body Methods in Chemistry and Physics: MBPT and Coupled-Cluster Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Poul Jorgensen, Second Quantization-Based Methods in Quantum Chemistry, Academic Press, 1981

Quantum Dynamics

• David J. Tannor, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: a time-dependent perspective, University Science Books, 2007 *
• Eric J. Heller, The Semiclassical Way to Dynamics and Spectroscopy, Princeton University Press, 2018 *
• John Z. H. Zhang, Theory and Application of Quantum Molecular Dynamics, World Scientific, 1998 *
• Ulrich Weiss, Quantum Dissipative Systems (3rd ed), World Scientific, 2008
• Hans-Dieter Meyer, Fabien Gatti, Graham A. Worth, Multidimensional Quantum Dynamics: MCTDH Theory and Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2009
• Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione, The Theory of Open Quantum Systems, Oxford University Press, 2007

Chemical Dynamics

• Abraham Nitzan, Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases, Oxford University Press, 2006* (comprehensive)
• Volkhard May, Oliver Kühn, Charge and Energy Transfer Dynamics in Molecular Systems (3rd, Revised and Enlarged Edition edition), Wiley-VCH, 2011 *
• M. S. Child, Semiclassical Mechanics with Molecular Applications (2nd Ed.) Oxford University Press, 2014
• Bruce J. Berne, Giovanni Ciccotti, David F. Coker, Classical and Quantum Dynamics in Condensed Phase Simulations, World Scientific, 1998 *
• Paul L. Houston, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Dover, 2006
• John R. Taylor, Scattering Theory: The Quantum Theory of Nonrelativistic Collisions, Dover, 2006
• Niels E. Henriksen, Flemming Y. Hansen, Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics: The Microscopic Foundation of Chemical Kinetics (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2020

Condensed Matter Physics

• Philip W. Anderson, Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics (2nd ed), Westview Press / Addison-Wesley, 1997
• P. M. Chaikin, T. C. Lubensky, Principles of Condensed Matter Physics, Cambridge University Press, 1995 *
• Neil W. Ashcroft, N. David Mermin, Solid State Physics, Brooks Cole, 1976 *
• J. M. Ziman, Models of Disorder: the theoretical physics of homogeneously disordered systems, Cambridge University Press, 1979 *
• J. M. Ziman, Principles of the Theory of Solids (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 1979
• Max Born, Kun Huang, Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices, Oxford University Press, 1998
• P. G. de Gennes, J. Prost, The Physics of Liquid Crystals (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 1995 *
• Alexander Altland, Ben Simons, Condensed Matter Field Theory (2nd Ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2010

Liquid State Physics

• J. P Hansen, I. R. McDonald, Theory of Simple Liquids (3rd ed), Academic Press, 2006 *
• M. P. Allen, D. J. Tildesley, Computer Simulation of Liquids (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2017 *
• C. G. Gray, K. E. Gubbins, Theory of Molecular Fluids. Volume I: Fundamentals, Oxford University Press, 1984 *
• J. L. Barrat, J. P. Hansen, Basic concepts for simple and complex liquids, Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Anthony J. Leggett, Quantum Liquids: Bose Condensation and Cooper Pairing in Condensed-Matter Systems, Oxford University Press, 2006
• Wolfgang Götze, Complex Dynamics of Glass-Forming Liquids: A Mode-Coupling Theory, Oxford University Press, 2009
• J.P. Hansen, D. Levesque, J. Zinn-Justin (Eds.), Liquids, freezing, and glass transition: Les Houches, session LI, (Vol I & II), North-Holland, 1989

Spectroscopy

• Gerhard Herzberg, Molecular spectra and molecular structure** (Volume 1-4)**, Van Nostrand, 1950
• Jeanne L. McHale, Molecular Spectroscopy (2nd ed), CRC Press, 2017
• Edgar B. Wilson, J.C. Decius, P. C. Cross, Molecular Vibrations: The Theory of Infrared and Raman Vibrational Spectra, Dover, 1980 *
• Jeffrey I. Steinfeld, Molecules and Radiation: an introduction to modern molecular spectroscopy (2nd ed), MIT Press, 1985 (Dover, 2005)
• Bruce J. Berne, Robert Pecora, Dynamics Light Scattering: with applications to chemistry, biology, and physics, Dover, 2000 *
• Laurence D. Barron, Molecular Light Scattering and Optical Activity (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2004
• Graham R. Fleming, Chemical Applications of Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Oxford University Press, 1986
• Michael D. Fayer (Ed.), Ultrafast Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, CRC Press, 2001
• Peter F. Bernath, Spectra of atoms and molecules, Oxford University Press, 2005
• Ira N. Levine, Molecular Spectroscopy, Wiley, 1975
• Derek A. Long, The Raman Effect: a unified treatment of the theory of Raman scattering by molecules, Wiley, 2002
• J. A. Koningstein, Introduction to the Theory of the Raman Effect, Springer, 1972
• Nicholas J. Turro, J.C. Scaiano, V. Ramamurthy, Modern Molecular Photochemistry of Organic Molecules, University Science Books, 2010
• Nicholas J. Turro, J. C. Scaiano, V. Ramamurthy, Principles of Molecular Photochemistry: An Introduction, University Science Books, 2008
• Renato Torre (Ed.), Time-resolved Spectroscopy in Complex Liquids: An Experimental Perspective, Springer, 2008
• Eugene Hecht, Optics (4th ed), Addison-Wesley, 2001
• Max Born, Emil Wolf, Principles of Optics (7th ed), Cambridge University Press, 1999 *
• Anthony E. Siegman, Lasers, University Science Books, 1986

Nonlinear Optics

• R. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics (3rd ed), Academic Press, 2008 *
• Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics, Wiley-Interscience, 2002
• Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965 (first book on this topic)

Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

• Shaul Mukamel, Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy, (Paperback ed), Oxford University Press, 1999 *
• Minhaeng Cho, Two-Dimensional Optical Spectroscopy, CRC Press, 2009 *
• Peter Hamm and Martin Zanni, Concepts and Methods of 2D Infrared Spectroscopy, Cambridge University Press, 2011
• Michael D. Fayer (Ed.), Ultrafast Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy, CRC Press, 2013
• Leonas Valkunas, Darius Abramavicius, Tomás Mancal, Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation, Wiley-VCH, 2013
• Anne Myers Kelley, Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics, Wiley, 2012
• Frank Grossmann, Theoretical Femtosecond Physics: Atoms and Molecules in Strong Laser Fields, Springer, 2008

Mathematical Methods

• Gilbert Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra (5th ed), Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2016
• Richard Courant, D. Hilbert, Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume 1 & 2, Wiley-VCH, 1989 (Classic)
• Milton Abramowitz, Irene A. Stegun, Handbook of mathematical functions: with formulas, graphs, and mathematical tables, Dover, 1965. * (the A&S)
• F. W. J. Olver, D. W. Lozier, R. F. Boisvert, NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Cambridge University Press, 2010 * (updated A&S)
• Sadri Hassani, Mathematical Physics: A Modern Introduction to Its Foundations (2nd ed), Springer, 2013
• Mary L. Boas, Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences (3rd ed), Wiley, 2005
• G. B. Arfken, H. J. Weber, F. Harris, Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A Comprehensive Guide (6th ed), Academic Press, 2005 (good reference, bad textbook)
• Jon Mathews, Robert L. Walker, Mathematical Methods of Physics (2nd ed), W. A. Benjamin, 1970 (complements Arfken)
• K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, S. J. Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide (3rd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2006 (There is solution manual)
• Robert Geroch, Mathematical Physics (Chicago Lectures in Physics), University of Chicago Press, 1985 (Category theory, top down approach)
• Frederick W. Byron, Robert W. Fuller, Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics (Revised ed), Dover, 1992

Intermolecular Forces

• Anthony J. Stone, The Theory of Intermolecular Forces (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, 2016
• Jacob N. Israelachvili, Intermolecular and Surface Forces (3rd ed), Academic Press, 2010 *

Computer Simulation

• M. P. Allen, D. J. Tildesley, Computer Simulation of Liquids (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, 2017 *
• Daan Frenkel, Berend Smit, Understanding Molecular Simulation: from algorithms to applications, Academic Press, 2002 *
• Benedict Leimkuhler, Sebastian Reich, **Simulating Hamiltonian Dynamics, ** Cambridge University Press, 2005
• J.M. Sanz-Serna, M.P. Calvo, Numerical Hamiltonian Problems, Dover, 2018
• Bruce J. Berne, Giovanni Ciccotti, David F. Coker, Classical and Quantum Dynamics in Condensed Phase Simulations, World Scientific, 1998 *
• W. H. Press, S. A. Teukolsky, W. T. Vetterling, B. P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing (3rd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2007 *
• D. C. Rapaport, The Art of Molecular Dynamics Simulation (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2004
• Andrew D. Leach, Molecular Modelling: Principles and Applications (2nd ed), Prentice Hall, 2001
• Dominik Marx, Jürg Hutter, Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Basic Theory and Advanced Methods, Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Herman J. C. Berendsen, Simulating the Physical World: Hierarchical Modeling from Quantum Mechanics to Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2007
• M. E. J. Newman, G. T. Barkema, Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Physics, Oxford University Press, 1999 *
• Kurt Binder, Dieter Heermann, Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics: An Introduction (5th ed), Springer, 2010
• David P. Landau, Kurt Binder, A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics (4th ed), Cambridge University Press, 2014

Quantum Electrodynamics, Quantum Optics

• Richard P. Feynman, Quantum Electrodynamics, Westview Press, 1998 *
• William H. Louisell, Quantum Statistical Properties of Radiation, Wiley, 1990 *
• Rodney Loudon, The Quantum Theory of Light (3rd ed), Oxford University Press, 2000
• C. P. Craig, T. Thirunamachandran, Molecular Quantum Electrodynamics: an introduction to radiation molecule interactions, Academic Press, 1984
• M. O. Scully, M. S. Zubairy, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press, 1997 *
• Gilbert Grynberg, Alain Aspect, Claude Fabre, Introduction to Quantum Optics: From the Semi-classical Approach to Quantized Light, Cambridge University Press, 2010
• Leonard Mandel, Emil Wolf, Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press, 1995
• Pierre Meystre, Murray Sargent, Elements of Quantum Optics (4th ed), Springer, 2007
• Wendell T. Hill, Chi H. Lee, Light-Matter Interaction: atoms and molecules in external fields and nonlinear optics, Wiley-VCH, 2007
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Roc, G. Grynberg, Photons and atoms: introduction to quantum electrodynamics, Wiley, 1997
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Roc, G. Grynberg, Atom-photon interactions: basic processes and applications, Wiley, 1998

Quantum Field Theory

• Michael E. Peskin, Dan V. Schroeder, An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory, Westview Press, 1995 *
• Mark Sredicki, Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Eduardo Fradkin, Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 2013
• A. Zee, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell (2nd ed), Princeton University Press, 2010 *
• Steven Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields (3 Volumes), Cambridge University Press, 2005 *
• Tom Lancaster, Stephen J. Blundell, Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur, Oxford University Press, 2014
• Fetter, and Valecka, Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems, Dove, 2003
• A. A. Abrikosov, Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics, Dover, 1975
• Richard D. Mattuck, A Guide to Feynman Diagrams in the Many-Body Problem (2nd Ed), Dover, 1992 *
• Lewis H. Ryder, Quantum Field Theory (2nd ed), Cambridge University Press, 1996

Many-Particle Physics

• Gerald D. Mahan, Many-Particle Physics (3rd ed), Springer, 2003
• L. Fetter, J. D. Walecka, Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems, Dover, 2003
• Henrik Bruus, Karsten Flensberg, Many-Body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2004
• G. Stefanucci, R. van Leeuwen, Nonequilibrium Many-Body Theory of Quantum Systems, Cambridge University Press, 2013

General Relativity

• Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John A. Wheeler, John Wheeler, Kip Thorne, Gravitation, W. H. Freeman, 1973
• Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, Wiley, 1972
• Bernard Schutz, A First Course in General Relativity (2nd Ed), Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Ray d’Inverno, Introducing Einstein’s Relativity, Clarendon Press, 1992
• Sean Carroll, Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, Addison-Wesley, 2003
• A. Zee, Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell, Princeton University Press, 2013