Devoted to the foundation of mechanics, namely classical Newtonian mechanics, the subject is based mainly on Galileo's principle of relativity and Hamilton's principle of least action. The exposition is simple and leads to the most complete direct means of solving problems in mechanics. The final sections on adiabatic invariants have been revised and augmented. In addition a short biography of L D Landau has been inserted.

本书讨论的是世间最简单的一个问题：“何谓时空”？它简单得难以回答。为什么我们生活在一个简单且规则的三维世界中？量子引力理论的成功之处就是它将解释为什么是这样，本书是一份前沿报告，将人们对时空的最新思考串联起来。

[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat. --George Johnson, The New York Times Book Review In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11 dimensions where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter-from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas-is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Green uses everything from an amusement park ride to ants on a garden hose to illustrate the beautiful yet bizarre realities that modern physics is unveiling. Dazzling in its brilliance, unprecedented in its ability to both illuminate and entertain, The Elegant Universe is a tour de force of science writing-a delightful, lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.

本书系在第二版的基础上，根据当前的教学实际修订而成的。全书包括复变函数论，数学物理方程两部分，以数学物理中的偏微分方程定解问题的建立和求解为中心。本书保持了前两版教学紧密联系物理、讲解流畅的特点，并对内容做了适度精简。 本书可以作为综合大学、高等师范院校物理类各专业“数学物理方法”课程的教材，亦可共高等工科院校有关专业选用。

《物理宇宙学讲义》是国内第一本为大学生开设宇宙学课程的教材，是作者在多年讲授本课的基础上总结整理而成的。内容分五大部分；（1）恒星和星系；（2）宇宙学基础（宇宙学的基本事实和宇宙膨胀的动力学）；（3）宇宙的早期（早期宇宙概况、光子背景辐射、大爆炸核合成）；（4）粒子宇宙学初步（正反物质的不对称、甚早期宇宙的暴胀）；（5）结构的形成（物质结团的理论基础、结构形成的模型研究）。《物理宇宙学讲义》也可作为研究生教材。

A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.