| Year | Title | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Schwichtenberg: No-Nonsense Quantum Field Theory | The only book on Quantum Field Theory I managed to read completely |
| 2019 | Padmanabhan: Quantum Field Theory | --- |
| 2017 | Schwichtenberg: Physics from Symmetry | Ambitious book by a very young author. |
| 2016 | Edelhäuser, Knochel: Tutorium Quantenfeldtheorie | Very modern view and good addon for students of QFT |
| 2015 | Lancaster: Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur | Best explanation of the occupation number representation |
| 2015 | Padmanabhan: Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics | Surprising insights in the tradition of Peierls book "Surprises in Theoretical Physics" |
| 2014 | Stöcker: Taschenbuch der Physik | The "Bronstein" of physics |
| 2013 | Feynman, Tips on Physics | Addon to the famous lectures |
| 2013 | McMahon: Quantum Mechanics Demystified | Really simple step-by-step calculations |
| 2013 | Schwartz: Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model | Most modern view of QFT. Praised by Edward Witten. |
| 2013 | Enz: Wolfgang Pauli - Das Gewissen der Physik | Wonderful collection of texts from and about Pauli. It includes many of his original publications. A gem! |
| 2011 | Zeh: Physik ohne Realität | Collection of works by Zeh, mostly crackpot stuff |
| 2011 | Hawking: The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dreams_That_Stuff_Is_Made_Of |
| 2010 | Feynman: Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals | Path integrals explained by their inventor - Important reference |
| 2009 | Hawking: A stubbornly persistent illusion | The essential scientific works of Albert Einstein selected by Stephen Hawking |
| 2008 | McMahon: Quantum Field Theory Demystified | Really simple step-by-step calculations |
| 2008 | McMahon: String Theory Demystified | Probably the simplest introduction to String theory ever written |
| 2008 | Weinberg: Cosmology | The reference about cosmology |
| 2007 | Yourgrau: Variational Principles in Dynamics an Quantum Theory | Rare book showing how to develop hydrodynamics from a variational principle |
| 2005 | Brown: Feynman's Thesis | Many ideas of Feynman published later are explained in more detail in his thesis - A historical gem |
| 2005 | Goodstein: Feynmans verschollene Vorlesung | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feynman's_Lost_Lecture |
| 2005 | McMahon: Relativity Demystified | Really simple step-by-step calculations |
| 2005 | Rebhan: Theoretische Physik II | Second book of Rebhans amazingly compact series. The only book which doesn't use natural units for QFT. |
| 2004 | Hawking: Die Klassiker der Physik | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Shoulders_of_Giants_(book) |
| 2003 | Dirac: Lectures on Quantum Mechanics | Hardcore Dirac |
| 2002 | Feynman: Lectures on Gravitation | The most advanced book by Feynman on quantum theory of gravitation - a gem not widely known |
| 2000 | Pauli: Relativitätstheorie | The book that made Pauli famous and was praised by Einstein |
| 2000 | Pauli: Electrodynamics: Volume 1 of Pauli Lectures on Physics | The Pauli lectures are the insider tip! They are very short and concise, but simply masterful and full of gems. |
| 2000 | Pauli: Optics and the Theory of Electrons: Volume 2 of Pauli Lectures | My favorite book of the Pauli lectures. Every sentence is full of deep wisdom. |
| 2000 | Pauli: Thermodynamics and the Kinetic Theory of Gases: Volume 3 of Pauli Lectures | "No quantity with the dimension of time appears in thermodynamics" writes Pauli. With sentences like this Pauli again shows his deep understanding of the subject. |
| 2000 | Pauli: Statistical Mechanics: Volume 4 of Pauli Lectures | Did I mention that the Pauli lecture books are also very cheap (< 10 Euro per book)? There is no reason to not buy them all. |
| 2000 | Pauli: Wave Mechanics: Volume 5 of Pauli Lectures | Pauli's extremly consize approach to quantum mechanics shows, that he is a complete master of the subject. |
| 2000 | Pauli: Selected Topics in Field Quantization: Volume 6 of Pauli Lectures | This book shows, that Pauli gave lectures on path integrals even before Feynman did. A historical gem. |
| 1999 | Feynman, Weinberg: Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics | Two excellent lectures by two of the greatest physicists of the 20th century |
| 1999 | Rebhan: Theoretische Physik I | Rebhan manages to put the whole curriculum of theoretical physics into two books. This is the first book of the series. |
| 1996 | Frisch: Turbulence | The reference on the still incomplete theory of turbulence |
| 1996 | Kinzel: Physik per Computer | Rare book on algorithms for Computational Physics including an introduction to neural nets |
| 1990 | Pauli: Die allgemeinen Prinzipien der Wellenmechanik | Pauli's so called "New Testament" about wave mechanics |
| 1988 | Dirac: The Principles of Quantum Mechanics | The first chapter is worth a Nobel prize alone - It explains the need for quantum mechanics very clearly |
| 1958 | Schwinger: Selected Papers on Quantum Electrodynamics | --- |
Very good lists of physics books are also:
- https://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gadda001/goodtheorist/texts&resources.html
- http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Administrivia/booklist.html
- https://onphysicsbooks.blogspot.de/2009/01/walter-greiner.html
The ultimate reference for particle physics and the standard model is "The Review of Particle Physics". As of 2016 the booklet has 348 pages and the full book 1808 pages:
And last but not least, the most beautiful online book: