A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics [Peter Szekeres]

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The discussion centers around the book "A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics" by Peter Szekeres, praised for its excellent exposition of mathematical physics. Participants express enthusiasm for the book and seek solutions to exercises, indicating they have encountered difficulties with some problems. There is a request for a solutions manual and a list of errata to address potential errors in the text. The conversation highlights a shared interest in self-study and collaboration among readers, although responses have been infrequent over time.
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Hi all

I'm currently self-studying a relatively new book, "A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics", by Peter Szekeres, retired fellow at Uni of Adelaide (yes, he's the son of George Szekeres, of "Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates" fame :wink: ). I find it so far to be a totally great book! I haven't read many introductory math-phys books (I'm a fan of Schutz's "Geometrical Methods of Mathematical Physics" and Prakash's "Mathematical Perpectives on Theoretical Physics"), but this one is fantastic and covers a lot of interesting maths. I was wondering if anybody happens to have the solutions to the exercises found within. I've been stuck on a couple of the problems, and I would like to check them out with someone.

Nitin
 
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I'm also using this book for self study. I agree that it's an excellent exposition on math physics. A solutions manual would be great.
 
Does anybody have a list of errata for this book?
Thanks,
Goldbeetle
 
I suppose you could all compare results! If only the replies weren't two years apart.
 
Actually, I was just interested in the list of the book errata...
 

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