Physics

• American Institute of Physics
• Tutorials and Reviews
  • HyperPhysics & HyperMath (Georgia State Univ.)
  • Physlink (Physics & Astronomy)
  • Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  • Martindale Center - Physics
  • The Net Advance of Physics
  • String Theory
• Books, Elementary and Advanced
  • Lecture Notes on General Relativity by Sean M. Carroll, Lecture notes - 1997
  • Relativity: The Special and General Theory (Einstein’s own popular translation of the physics that shaped our “truths” of space and time)
  • Einstein for Everyone by J.D. Norton, University of Pittsburgh (An elementary treatment)
• Journals
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory (E-prints)
  • Online Physics Journals
  • Physics Today On-line
  • Physics World
  • Physics Teacher (AAPT)
  • American Journal of Physics
• Education
  • MIT's OpenCourseWare (Physics)
  • American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
  • Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
• Online Libraries
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library - Physics
  • The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System (Digital Library for Physics and Astronomy)
• Relativity and cosmology links
• Atomic physics links
• Electromagnetic radiation links
• Plasma physics links
• Radiation safety links
• Fundamental Units and Conversions
  • The International System of Units (SI) (NIST, Barry N. Taylor, ed.) Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, 3rd edition (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), 2005, pdf file)
  • International System of Units (Rev. Part. Phys., pdf file)
  • NIST Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
  • Unit Conversions (FU Berlin, Germany)
  • Unit Conversion Factors (Washington State Department of Transportation, US custom and SI units)
  • Unit Conversion (Java must be enabled in your browser)
• Constants and Parameters
  • Astrophysical Constants and Parameters (Rev. Part. Phys., 2006, pdf file)
  • Physical Constants (Rev. Part. Phys., 2005, pdf file)
  • Cosmological Parameters (Rev. Part. Phys., 2006,pdf file)
  • Latest values of the constants (CODATA, 2002)
• Fundamental particles
  • Particle Data Group Live (Rev. Part. Phys., pdgLive, browses database)
  • Review of Particle Physics (Summary tables, plots, particle listings)
  • SLAC Library (Online Particle Physics Information)
• Periodic Table
  • WebElements Periodic Table (Interactive)
  • Chemicool Periodic Table (Interactive)
  • NIST Periodic Table (pdf file)
• Nuclides
  • Interactive Chart of Nuclides (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Map of Nuclides (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
• Miscellaneous
  • National Nuclear Data Center (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • NIST Online Scientific Databases
  • NIST Physical Reference Data
  • Definitions of Quantities used in Radiation Theory (pdf file)
  • Intute (Physical Sciences Information Gateway)
  • HOW to BECOME a GOOD THEORETICAL PHYSICIST by Gerard 't Hooft, Nobel Laureate
• Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
  A multitude of links for serious amateurs, graduate students, researchers and professionals working in astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences.

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