• KurdKobein [any]
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    4 years ago

    I really like Russian science books tho… In fact I am reading one now.

    Is it Landau-Lifshitz?

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I kinda wanna buy Landau Lifshitz in Russian so that I can learn both. I like learning languages by means of trying to go through a book. Also maybe it will be cheaper than the ridiculously expensive English versions.

      • KurdKobein [any]
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        4 years ago

        I kinda wanna buy Landau Lifshitz in Russian so that I can learn both

        Good luck with that! If you ever have questions on education in Moscow or Russian language, send me a message.

        • Pezevenk [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Sure thing!

          By the way, do you know where I might order Lanlifshitz in Russian if I ever decided to? Is there like some kind of Russian amazon that might deliver to Greece?

          Also I can never figure out when o is pronounced o or a lol

          • KurdKobein [any]
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            4 years ago

            There is a russian site called Ozon that sell those books and it says they deliver outside of Russia. Also my SO has strong opinions on which volumes are good and which are not so good.

            Also I can never figure out when o is pronounced o or a lol

            It's always pronounced as o when it's stressed but outside of that it seems like there are no rules. It's like English spelling, you just have to remember it. So just pronounce it as o and people will understand you. You will learn eventually after enough exposure.

            • Pezevenk [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Also HOLY SHIT IT'S LIKE ONLY 7 EUROS

              Hope import fees don't drive the price through the ceiling, but it's not like I wouldn't have to pay those for the English books.

            • Pezevenk [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              It’s like English spelling, you just have to remember it.

              No like 😡

              Also my SO has strong opinions on which volumes are good and which are not so good.

              Which does she think are good and which aren't? I've only read some of the StatMech book, the entire Classical mechanics book and some of the Classical Fields book and I liked all 3. Idk about the rest.

              • KurdKobein [any]
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                4 years ago

                Good: Field theory (2) Statistical physics (5)

                Supposedly good: Hydrodynamics

                Not so good: Quantum mechanics Classical mechanics Quantum field theory

                Even not so good ones solve problems on basic level that you'd have to look for old papers.

                • Pezevenk [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  Well I liked the classical mechanics one although I do agree it is not as good as the other two I looked at. Also yeah I can imagine the QM-QFT ones maybe are a little bit too old to be very good.

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      No but I was reading the StatMech one a few days ago. Eventually I wanna buy the whole series if I somehow find the money. It is Linear Algebra and Geometry by Alexei Kostrikin and Yuri Manin. Everything by Yuri Manin is really cool.