What are some recommended books for studying mathematical physics?

[XCodeX]

Hi All. It is my first post here. I am PhD student studying algebraic/complex geometry. I am very interested in mathematical physics. I am currently enrolled in two courses in coursera electrodynamics and thermodynamics. Can someone suggest what courses I should enrol in or study plus books ? I am interested in string theory, quantum computers, condensed matter, and cosmology.

 

[jedishrfu]

For Quantum Computers it's difficult to say. I've found this book to be accessible by programmers:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1492039683/?tag=pfamazon01-20

A google search will pull up numerous videos on them and the edx site indexes several online courses that you could consider:

https://www.edx.org/learn/quantum-computing

 

[andresB]

I have to ask, what about analytical mechanics? Mechanics is like the foundation of everything else and it's very geometrized
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0821844385/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/184816775X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Anyways, It's not exactly quantum computation, but quantum information is somewhat close
https://www.amazon.com/dp/052189140X/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.6152.pdf

 

[XCodeX]

I have to ask, what about analytical mechanics? Mechanics is like the foundation of everything else and it's very geometrized
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0821844385/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/184816775X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Anyways, It's not exactly quantum computation, but quantum information is somewhat close
https://www.amazon.com/dp/052189140X/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.6152.pdf

Thanks so much. I am interested in mechanics as well.