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PHY_Master Prior Knowledge Base

Dense vector index for physics textbooks, used by PhysMaster MCTS-based physics problem solver.

Dataset Stats

  • 78,135 child chunks + 43,030 parent chunks
  • 78,135 vectors (384-dim, FAISS IndexFlatIP)
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  • Chunking: Parent-child hierarchical

Source Materials (74 textbooks)

Landau & Lifshitz Course (10 volumes)

  1. Mechanics (3rd Ed.)
  2. Classical Theory of Fields (4th Ed.)
  3. Quantum Mechanics - Non-Relativistic Theory (3rd Ed.)
  4. Quantum Electrodynamics (2nd Ed.)
  5. Statistical Physics Part 1 (3rd Ed.)
  6. Fluid Mechanics (2nd Ed.)
  7. Theory of Elasticity (2nd Ed.)
  8. Electrodynamics of Continuous Media (2nd Ed.)
  9. Statistical Physics Part 2 (1st Ed.)
  10. Physical Kinetics (1st Ed.)

Quantum Field Theory

  • Steven Weinberg: The Quantum Theory of Fields Vol. 1-3 (Foundations, Modern Applications, Supersymmetry)
  • Field Theory: A Path Integral Approach (Ashok Das)
  • Gauge Fields: An Introduction to Quantum Theory (Faddeev)
  • Renormalization (J.C. Collins)

Particle Physics & QCD

  • Modern Particle Physics (Mark Thomson)
  • Introduction to High Energy Physics (4th ed., Donald H. Perkins)
  • Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics (Ta-Pei Cheng, Ling-Fong Li) + Problems and Solutions
  • Standard Model of Particle Physics (W.N. Cottingham, D.A. Greenwood)
  • Quarks and Leptons: Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics (Francis Halzen, Alan D. Martin)
  • Foundations of Perturbative QCD (John C. Collins)
  • Applications of Perturbative QCD (R.D. Field)
  • Quantum Chromodynamics at High Energy (Kovchegov, Levin)
  • Scattering Amplitudes in Gauge Theories (Johannes M. Henn, Jan C. Plefka)

String Theory & Conformal Field Theory

  • String Theory Vol. I: Introduction to the Bosonic String
  • String Theory Vol. II: Superstring Theory and Beyond
  • String Theory in a Nutshell (Elias Kiritsis)
  • Basic Concepts of String Theory
  • Introduction to Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolution
  • Introduction to Conformal Field Theory (Ralph Blumenhagen)
  • Advanced Mathematical Methods: Conformal Field Theory
  • Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians Vol. 1-2

Condensed Matter Physics

  • Condensed Matter Field Theory (Altland & Simons)
  • Modern Condensed Matter Physics (Steven M. Girvin, Kun Yang)
  • Introduction to Many-Body Physics (chapters 16-18, Piers Coleman)
  • Many-Body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics (Henrik Bruus, Karsten Flensberg)
  • Field Theory of Condensed Matter and Ultracold Gases (Nicolas Dupuis)
  • Basic Aspects of the Quantum Theory of Solids (Daniel I. Khomskii)
  • Transition Metal Compounds (Daniel I. Khomskii)
  • Quantum Phases of Matter (Subir Sachdev)
  • Quantum Transport Theory (Jorgen Rammer)
  • Superconductivity: An Introduction (Reinhold Kleiner, Werner Buckel, Rudolf Huebener)

Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics

  • Advanced Statistical Mechanics
  • Statistical Mechanics (Schwartz)
  • Statistical Physics of Particles (Mehran Kardar)
  • Statistical Physics of Fields (Mehran Kardar)
  • Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics (S.R. De Groot, P. Mazur)

General Relativity & Cosmology

  • Gravitation and Cosmology (Steven Weinberg)
  • Gravitation and Spacetime (Hans C. Ohanian, Remo Ruffini)
  • Modern General Relativity: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology (Mike Guidry)
  • The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes (S. Chandrasekhar)
  • Cosmology (Daniel Baumann, 2021)
  • Introduction to Cosmology (Barbara Ryden)
  • The Geometry of the Universe (C. Rourke)

Astrophysics & Stellar Physics

  • Galactic Dynamics (James Binney, Scott Tremaine)
  • Dynamics of Planetary Systems (Scott Tremaine)
  • Astrophysics of Planet Formation (Philip J. Armitage)
  • Pulsar Astronomy (5th Edition, Andrew Lyne, Francis Graham-Smith)
  • Solar Energetic Particles
  • Accretion Power in Astrophysics (Juhan Frank, Andrew King, Derek Raine)

Compact Objects & Nuclear Physics

  • Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects (Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky)
  • Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics and General Relativity (Norman K. Glendenning)
  • Neutron Stars 1: Equation of State and Structure (P. Haensel, A.Y. Potekhin, D.G. Yakovlev)
  • An Introduction to Nuclear Physics (W.N. Cottingham)
  • Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Carlo Giunti, Chung W. Kim)
  • Particle Physics and Cosmology: Dark Matter (Mark Srednicki)

Quantum Information & Computation

  • Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Nielsen & Chuang)
  • Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction (N. David Mermin)
  • Quantum Computing: From Linear Algebra to Physical Realization
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Optics (Marlan O. Scully, Muhammad Suhail Zubairy)

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