| # PHY_Master Prior Knowledge Base |
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| Dense vector index for physics textbooks, used by [PhysMaster](https://github.com/sjtu-sai-agents/PhysMaster) MCTS-based physics problem solver. |
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| ## Dataset Stats |
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| - **78,135** child chunks + **43,030** parent chunks |
| - **78,135** vectors (384-dim, FAISS IndexFlatIP) |
| - **Embedding**: [BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5) |
| - **Chunking**: Parent-child hierarchical |
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| ## Source Materials (74 textbooks) |
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| ### 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.) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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 |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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) |
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| ### 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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| ## License |
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| Research and educational use only. Respect original textbook copyrights. |
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