A unified grand tour of theoretical physics [electronic resource] / Ian D. Lawrie.

Introduction : the ways of nature
Geometry
Classical physics in Galilean and Minkowski spacetimes
General relativity and gravitation
Quantum theory
Second quantization and quantum field theory
Relativistic wave equations and field theories
Forces, connections and gauge fields
Interacting relativistic field theories
Equilibrium statistical mechanics
Phase transitions
Unified gauge theories of the fundamental interactions
Solitons and so on
The early universe
An introduction to string theory
Appendix A : Some mathematical notes
Appendix B : Some elements of group theory
Appendix C : Natural units
Appendix D : Scattering cross-sections and particle decay rates.