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Questions asking for recommendations of textbooks on some subject. It can be helpful to indicate whether the request is for self-study, for use in a course one teaches, for use accompanying a course one takes etc., and to give some additional details on the context. Typically, additional tags are used to indicate the subject. For other questions on books, please use the tag books. Also, see reference-request for a related tag.

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Best Springer mathematics books

Although they are basic, I think the books by Lee on topological manifolds, smooth manifolds, and Riemannian manifolds should be on such a list if we are talking about which books are most generally u …
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Books that teach other subjects, written for a mathematician

There are many sources on general relativity for mathematicians (see, for example, the lecture notes of Schoen and the textbook Geometric Relativity by Dan Lee). It's been a while since I read any che …
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Textbook suggestions for rigorous fluid dynamics

A few possibilities: JC Robinson, JL Rodrigo, & W Sadowski (2016) Classical theory of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. OA Ladyzhenskaya (1963) The mathematical theory of viscous incomp …
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What are your opinions on Zeidler's QFT books?

In general reading entire textbooks in QFT is not the best way to learn QFT (or any subject in science and mathematics). I have not heard of the books, but my guess is that they are not going to be a …
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Introductory text on geometric group theory?

For beginners 'A Course on Geometry Group Theory' by Brian Bowditch is nice although quite terse in places, but good for 'setting the scene'.