UPSC CSE Physics Optional Book List

Based on the UPSC CSE Physics Optional Syllabus for UPSC Civil Services Examination, following books are recommended.

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Topic	Books
Mechanics	An Introduction to Mechanics by Kleppner and Kolenkow Mechanics by D S Mathur
Special Relativity	Theory of Relativity by Goyal and Gupta Introduction to Special Relativity by Robert Resnick
Optics	A Text Book of Optics by Brijlal and Subrahmanyam Optics by Ghatak Ajoy
Electrodynamics & EM Theory	Electricity & Magnetism by Satyaprakash Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J Griffiths
Thermal & Statistical Physics	Garg, Bansal and Ghosh P.K. Chakravarty Satya Prakash, Singhal & Agrawal
Quantum Mechanics	H.C. Verma Quantum Mechanics: Theory and Applications by S. Lokanathan and Ajoy Ghatak Quantum Mechanics by Mourdine Zettler
Atomic and Molecular Physics	Atomic & Molecular Spectra by Rajkumar Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy by Banwell
Nuclear and Particle Physics	Nuclear Physics by SB Patel Concepts of Modern Physics by Arthur Beiser
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics	Solid State Physics by S.O. Pillai Solid State Physics by Puri R.K and V. K. Babbar Electronics by B L Theraja