My Booklist

It's a record of my personal learning path. Maybe useful to some others who want to do research in Computational condensed matter physics.

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Math textbooks

  1. Sheldon Axler, «Linear Algebra Done Right»

    • MASTERPIECE! Teach linear algebra in a higher point of view. Not just matrix calculations, but also functional, linear space, operators ...... Attention, it's not a techincal book, it tells you how to prove statements and formalism of linear algebra, but didn't mention many calculation details.

  2. Qiao Gu, «Mathematical Methods for Physics»

    • A good textbook for mathematical methods. But unlike many other books, this book only introduce mathematical physics equations (Several Methods to solve PDE, ODEs) but didn't mention Complex analysis.

  3. Chongshi Wu, «Mathematical Methods for Physics»

    • Popular Mathematical Methods textbook in China.

Quantum Mechanics

  1. David J. Griffiths, «Introduction to Quantum Mechanics»

    • Griffiths is suitable for beginners and suitable for self-study.

  2. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, «Quantum Mechanics»

    • Cohen-Tannoudji is complete and contain nearly anything in QM. Especailly, Chapter 2. formalism is excellent.

  3. Xinglin Ka, «Advanced Quantum Mechanics»

    • A nice Chinese Advanced QM textbook.

  4. J. J. Sakurai, «Modern Quantum Mechanics»

    • Elegent Advanced QM textbook, teach QM in a higher point of view, MASTERPIECE!

Electrodynamics

  1. David J. Griffiths, «Introduction to Electrodynamics»

    • Suitable for beginners (even for whom know nothing about electromagnetics before). Very clear and illustrated. However, for theoritical physcis students it's not deep enough. The biggest problem is: it didn't mention Green Function.

  2. Wolfgang Nolting, «Electrodynamics»

    • Popular electrodynamics textbook in Germany. Teach in a theoritist point of view, many mathematics but little physics insight or example, may lost in math details. I recommand to read this book with Griffiths or other textbooks.

  3. David Jackson, «Classical Electrodynamics»

    • Graduate-level textbook, very hard, not for beginners. But useful if you want to learn deeper in EM.

Quantum Chemistry

  1. Attila Szabo and Neil S. Ostlund, «Modern Quantum Chemistry»

    • Nice quantum chemsitry textbook, very clear. Everyone in the field of quantum chemistry and computational condensed matter physics should read first three Chapters!

  1. Physics stack exchange: https://physics.stackexchange.com/

    • A professional physcis forum. every time I ask a question, I got answer very soon (less than 1 day).