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B2: III. Quantum, Atomic and MolecularPhysics, and IV. Sub-Atomic PhysicsIII. Quantum, atomic and molecular physics‘Atomic Physics’, Chris Foot (Oxford Master Series in Physics)**‘Atomic & Quantum Physics’, Haken & Wolf (Springer)‘Principles of Modern Physics’, RB Leighton (McGraw Hill) *‘Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles’,E Eisberg and R Resnick (Wiley)*‘Elementary Atomic Structure’, G K Woodgate (Oxford) *‘Atomic Physics’, J C Willmott (Wiley) Manchester Physics SeriesLaser Physics, S Hooker and C Webb (Oxford Master Series inPhysics)**“The Physics of Quantum Mechanics” J Binney and D Skinner,(Cappella Archive http://www.cappella.demon.co.uk/cappubs.html#natsci) *‘Principles of Lasers,’ Orazio Svelto, (Plenum Publishing CorporationKLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL)ISBN10: 0306457482, ISBN13: 9780306457487“Laser Physics” Hooker and Webb, ISBN13: 9780198506911,ISBN10: 0198506910IV. Sub-atomic Physics‘Nuclear and Particle Physics: An Introduction’, Brian R. Martin(Wiley, 2006) ISBN: 978-0-470-02532-1 **‘Introduction to Nuclear Physics’, W N Cottingham & D A Greenwood,2nd edition, (CUP, 2001) *‘Particle Physics’, A Martin & G Shaw, (Wiley) *‘Modern quantum mechanics’, Jun John Sakurai, San Fu Tuan,2nd edition, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1994ISBN 0201539292, 9780201539295‘Nuclear and Particle Physics’, W S C Williams, (OUP, 1997)‘Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics’, A Das & T Ferbel,(Wiley)‘Introductory Nuclear Physics’, P.E. Hodgson, E Gadioli and EGadioli Erba, Oxford Science Publications, ISBN 0 19 8518978 (paperback)B3: V. General Relativity and Cosmology,and VI. Condensed-Matter PhysicsV. General relativity and cosmology“Gravitation and Cosmology”, -Steven Weinerg (Wiley, 1972)“Gravity- an introduction to Einstein’s theory of generalrelativity”, James Hartle (Addison Wesley)“Spacetime and Geometry”, -Sean Carroll (Addison Wesley)“General Relativity- an introduction to physicists” , -MichaelHobson, G. Efstathiou and A. Lasenby (Cambridge)‘An Introduction to Modern Cosmology’, A. R. Liddle (Wiley,New York)‘Cosmological Physics’, J. A. Peacock (Cambridge UniversityPress)‘Principles of Physical Cosmology’, P. J. E. Peebles (PrincetonUniversity Press)‘The State of the Universe’, Pedro G. Ferreira (Phoenix 2007)34VI. Condensed Matter Physics‘The basics of crystallography and diffraction’, C Hammond (OUP)‘Introduction to Solid State Physics’ C Kittel (Wiley) *‘Solid State Physics’, J R Hook and H E Hall (Wiley) *‘The Solid State’, H M Rosenberg (OUP) *‘Solid State Physics’, N W Ashcroft and N D Mermin (Saunders)‘Solid State Physics’, G Burns (AP)‘Solid State Physics’, H Ibach and H Luth (Springer)‘States of Matter’, David Goodstein (Dover publishing)Fourth yearC1: Astrophysics‘Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics’, Zeilik and Gregory(Saunders) *‘An Introduction to Modern Astronomy’, B. Carroll and DA Ostlie(Addison-Wesley)‘Astrophysics I, II’, Bowers and Deeming (Jones and Bartlett)‘Galactic Astronomy’, Binney and Merrifield (Freeman)‘High Energy Astrophysics I, II’, Longair (CUP)‘Galactic Dynamics’, J Binney & S Tremaine (Princeton University,1987)‘Physics & Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium’, Sun Kwok(University Science Books, Sausalito, California) ISBN-10:I-891389-46-7C2: Laser Science and Quantum InformationProcessingQuantum Information‘Quantum Information, Computation and Communication’, J. A.Jones and D. Jaksch (CUP in press)**‘Quantum Computing: A Short Course from Theory to Experiment’,J. Stolze and D. Suter 2nd Ed. (Wiley 2008) *‘Quantum Computer Science’, N. D. Mermin (CUP 2007)‘Feynman Lectures on Computation’, Richard P. Feynman, AnthonyJ. G. Hey, Robin W. Allen (Penguin 1999)Laser Science and Modern Optics‘Lasers and Electro-Optics: Fundamentals and Engineering’, C.C. Davies (CUP 1996)**‘Laser Physics’ S. Hooker and C. Webb (OUP 2010)*‘Modern Classical Optics’, G. Brooker (OUP 2003)*‘Laser Electronics’, J. T. Verdeyen, (Prentice-Hall, 3rd ed. 1995)‘Quantum Electronics’, A. Yariv, (Wiley, 3rd ed. 1989)‘Optical Electronics in Modern Communications’, A. Yariv (OUP1997)‘Fundamentals of Photonics’, B. E. A. Saleh & M. C. Tech (Wiley1991)‘Principles of Lasers,’ O. Svelto (Springer 2010)Quantum Optics‘Modern Foundations of Quantum Optics’, V. Vedral (ImperialCollege Press 2001)**C3: Condensed Matter PhysicsGeneral texts‘Solid State Physics’, N W Ashcroft and N D Mermin (Saunders, 1976) **‘Solid State Physics’, G Burns (Academic Press, 1990) *‘Introduction to Solid State Physics’, C Kittel (John Wiley & Sons,8 th ed., 2005) *‘Principles of Condensed Matter Physics’, P M Chaikin and T CLubensky (CUP, 2000) *