How u guys find pdf,docs,or textbooks over the internet?

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The discussion centers on effective methods for finding academic resources like PDFs, documents, and textbooks online, particularly for topics related to the Copenhagen interpretation, hidden variables, and Bell's inequality. Participants suggest various approaches beyond traditional Google searches, highlighting the utility of arxiv.org for accessing research papers, and recommending the Google filetype:pdf search to filter results specifically for PDF documents. They mention Los Alamos National Laboratory as a valuable resource, despite its less user-friendly interface, and point out MIT's Net Advance of Physics as a more accessible option for organizing documents by subject. Additionally, the Physics Forums community has compiled a collection of links to free PDF books and articles, enhancing resource availability. The discussion also notes the effectiveness of Google’s site-specific search feature, which can target educational and governmental domains for more relevant results.
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how u guys find the pdf,doc,or even the textbook docs over the internet?through ftp?newsgroup?p2p?forum?webpages?
recently,i am preparing a report for Copenhagen interpretation , hidden variables,and bell's inequality.i am tired using google,i wonder if there's a better approach for finding those resources,
if u use newsgroup,telling me the server u log onto will be appreciated,eagering for answers if the case happens to the ftp,p2p users.i am really grateful if u guys help me out!

best wishes!
p.s.if u have better means,please inform me!
 
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Have you yet discovered the glories of arxiv.org ?
 
Did you try the Google filetype:pdf search? Only PDF's will be returned.
 
As FZ said, the best source is Los Alamos National Laboratory or one of its mirror sites. However, the front page of that site is a bit sterile, and you have to know what you are looking for. That leads me to MIT's Net Advance of Physics, which takes many documents (mostly from LANL) and alphebetizes them by subject, making it much more user-friendly.

And of course, right here at PF we have Physics Napster, where we have collected many, many links to free pdf books and articles.
 
thx a lot.very helpful tools u guys suggest!
 
Another useful Google feature I'd like to mention: searching within specified sites:

site:edu
site:gov
site:physicsforums.com
 

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