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Physics and Astronomy: Physics Web Resources

Resources for beginning research in Physics and Astronomy, including databases, pre-prints, journals, and websites.

Reference Resources

AIP History of Physics & Allied Fields
APS News
Timeline of Mathematics & Theoretical Physics
Includes a brief history of string theory
Physics Central: Projects, News, Links (APS)
Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edition)
Reference text by Greenwood & Earnshaw
CINDA (Computer Index of Nuclear Reaction Data)
Nuclear Data Section, International Atomic Energy Agency
ComPADRE (Computerized Resources for Physics & Astronomy Education)
Resources and Services for Physics Education from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
95th edition, 2014-2015
Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
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Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering
Fundamental Physical Constants / Physical Measurement Laboratory (NIST)
The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
Older version **Last update in June 2011**
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology (1st Edition)
1926-1930 edition, 7 volumes, full text online
Handbook of Mathematical Functions
Reference text by Abramowitz & Stegun; 1972 Edition
IAEA Nuclear Data Services
Incudes CINDA, Atomic Mass Data Center, IAEA TECDOCS
Knovel Critical Tables (2nd Edition)
Expanded ICT physical properties tables
Numerical Recipes in C, Fortran 77, & Fortran 90
PDFs of Numerical Recipes in C, Fortran 77, and Fortran 90 (2nd Editions).
These versions are no longer supported, but are made available for users with legacy code.
Particle Physics Information (SLAC)
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory
Review of Particle Physics (Particle Data Group)
Periodic Table of Elements
Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) (APS)
Physics Formulary (Equations)
Last updated English version dates: July 8, 2012.
Physics World (IOP)
News, resources, and jobs
Princeton University Press - Collected Papers of Albert Einstein
Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI) from the U. S. Department of Energy
Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Edition)
Reference text by Forsynthe
The Laws List
The Laws list is a list of various laws, rules, principles, and other related topics in physics and astronomy created by E. M. Francis.
Martindale's Physics Calculators On-Line Center
Calculators, Applets, Spreadsheets,and where Applicable includes: Courses, Manuals, Handbooks, Simulations, Animations, Videos, etc.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Free access to all 3 volumes of the Feynman Lectures on Physics from California Institute of Technology.

Institutions, Organizations, and People

AIP (American Institute of Physics)
APS (American Physical Society)
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
An archive presenting and documenting some important and original contributions made before 1976 by 20th century women.
DOE (U.S. Department of Energy)
IOP (Institute of Physics)
NIST Physics Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Nobel Foundation (Nobel Prize)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
UW Department of Physics

Physics Web Resources

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