Physics Research Guide

General Information

This is a guide to selected sources of information about Physics at FRL.

  • Subject-specific materials and resources, such as books, articles, and research tools.
  • Citation style guides for your subject.

Research Papers

  • arXiv

    Open access to e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science, and Economics.

  • Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System

    Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints.

  • inSPIRE High-Energy Physics Literature Database

    Database built by CERN, DESY, Fermilab and SLAC, that interacts closely with HEP publishers, arXiv.org, NASA-ADS, PDG, HEPDATA and other information resources.

  • MathSciNet

    Math and physics literature 1940-.

  • Newton Project

    The Newton project aims to gather all of Isaac Newton's writings into a single, freely accessible electronic edition.

  • Einstein Papers Project

    The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein presents the first complete picture of a massive written legacy that ranges from Einstein's first work on the special and general theories of relativity and the origins of quantum theory, to his active involvement with international collaboration and cooperation, human rights, education, and disarmament.

  • Web of Science (Science Citation Index)

    Leading scholarly literature in the science disciplines.

Reference Works

  • Credo Reference

    Reference sources for all subjects, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, etc.

Review Articles

  • Annual Reviews

    Literature reviews for many different disciplines including physical sciences, and social sciences.

Media Collections

  • Films on Demand

    Streaming video collection of educational programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Content is provided by the BBC, the Canadian Broadcast Corp, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PBS, and others.