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Is there any book that generally introduces/talks about mathematical physics as a whole and that emphasizes on mathematics, not physics?

Or is there no such single book because mathematical physics is really a general name for essentially disparate mathematical subjects that cover quantum mechanics, relativity, Hamiltonian systems, dynamical systems etc.?

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    $\begingroup$ Here's what they have to say about the differences between mathematical and theoretical physics on Physics.SE: physics.stackexchange.com/q/56293 $\endgroup$
    – Jules Lamers
    Commented Dec 11, 2023 at 10:26
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    $\begingroup$ @BenMcKay I don't think the OP intended the question to read "a book that generally introduces mathematical physics as was understood in 1952..." :-) (To be fair, I was very, very tempted to make the same comment.) $\endgroup$
    – Willie Wong
    Commented Dec 11, 2023 at 12:33
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    $\begingroup$ I think the question could be improved if you can give some example of what it means to have a book that "generally introduces [any subject] as a whole" in a mathematical way. My feeling is that most "introductory" mathematical books are deliberately narrowly focused so as to get through some basic ideas, and refrain from making the most general discussion of the whole of the subject. For example, there are many excellent classic texts in mathematical physics (Courant and Hilbert for one, Reed and Simon for another). But I wouldn't say any of them touches the subject "as a whole". $\endgroup$
    – Willie Wong
    Commented Dec 11, 2023 at 12:41
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    $\begingroup$ How about Thirring's 4 volume series: springer.com/series/647 $\endgroup$
    – Christian Remling
    Commented Dec 11, 2023 at 14:34
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    $\begingroup$ The Reed Simon books. $\endgroup$
    – jjcale
    Commented Dec 11, 2023 at 18:12

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