# Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a rigorous, concise series covering all of theoretical physics, though it is demanding and terse.

## What people warn about

- Very challenging and terse (2 comments): "the problems are quite challenging and the text is relatively terse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46612718)) "Note that Landau is extremely difficult." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478252))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0080178014?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780080178011) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz", https://hackerapproved.com/p/course-of-theoretical-physics/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).