Physics

Providing access to quality Physics resources and subject support.

References and citations Working off-campus Using the library

Databases View more

Here are the key databases/online resources to start finding information in your subject area. Click on 'View more' to go to the full listing for the Library, and use the filters to find more for this subject and others.

AIP journals

Journals published by the American Institute of Physics.

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ArXiv

Open access to e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.

Please note that preprints are preliminary reports of work that has not been certified by peer review.

 

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Institute of Physics (IOP) collection

Journals published by the Institute of Physics

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NASA Astrophysics Data System

A portal covering publications in astronomy, astrophysics and physics

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Scopus

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: academic journals, books and conference proceedings. Scopus is a comprehensive resource covering chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering; life and health sciences; social sciences, psychology, business and economics; arts and humanities and biological and environmental sciences. It also includes the Geobase database.

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Web of Science

Covers a wide variety of disciplines including engineering, sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Search features include cited reference searching allowing you to discover who has referenced a particular work since it was published.

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Wiley online library

Access to the online library of journals published by Wiley, particularly in chemistry, physics and psychology.

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Books E-books Catalogue

You can access books and e-books via the Catalogue (also known as Library Catalogue Plus) to search for and check their availability. The Catalogue also provides links to e-books and displays the shelf marks of physical books in the Library. We have detailed the shelf marks of the most popular topics below (the level is for the Library in Loughborough).

Subject / title Pilkington level Shelfmark
Physics & natural sciences (general) 1 500-509, 530, 530.7-530.8
Cosmology 1 523.1
Theoretical physics 1 530.1, 539-539.6
Astronomy and astrophysics 1 520-530
Mathematical physics 1 530.15
Nuclear & particle physics 1 539.7
Optical physics 1 535-535.8

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Frequently asked questions View more

Here are some of the most popular questions asked by students in this subject. If you have a different question, check 'View more' or ask your Academic Librarian.

You need to search via the VPN when you are off campus. Please see link on how to download the VPN onto your device. 

From Library Catalogue Plus look at the options at the side of the page and click on ‘eBook’ in the ‘Format’ section to limit the results to eBooks. Click on ‘Get full text’ to open the eBook.

The Library offers a variety of ways to support your studies including specialist help from Academic Librarians and online research skills resources including the Academic Research Kit tutorials (ARK). The Academic Language Support Service (ALSS) and the Library have also created a Learn module that supports Study Skills