Research Guides: Physics: Overview

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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index of the major journal literature in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Use for your interdisciplinary research needs and for determining citation counts for research articles. Now includes proceedings.
IOPscience platform This link opens in a new window
Institute of Physics articles, news, & more
arXiv.org This link opens in a new window
Includes physics, astronomy, math, computer science, quantitative biology and statistical science papers. Hosted at Cornell.
MathSciNet This link opens in a new window
Offers access to reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.

Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Indexes major astronomy and astrophysics journals; many papers in full text. A primary resource for astrophysics research.
INSPIRE
Database of particle physics papers maintained at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). Integrates the library portals from SLAC, DESY, CERN, and FermiLab. Find preprints, technical reports, conference proceedings and journal literature in high energy physics.
SMU Physics Preprints
Preprint server for the SMU Physics Department. Similar to ArXiv, but specific to research papers written by SMU faculty.
All Physics databases

Lectures on LHC Physics
These lectures are intended to be a brief but sufficiently detailed primer on LHC physics.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Call Number: QD65 .H3 Centennial Reading Room
Includes chapters on atomic, molecular and optical physics; nuclear and particle physics; and geophysics, astronomy, and acoustics. Includes biographies of historical figures in physics. Find commonly needed data, basic constants, units and conversion factors.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition
View the 97th edition of the handbook online.

Gale in Context: Science This link opens in a new window
Science In Context provides contextual information on significant science topics. This database shows how scientific disciplines, including physics and astronomy, relate to real-world issues. This is a good resource for gaining a foundational understanding of a variety of scientific concepts and their applications.

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