Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of notable textbooks in statistical mechanics
You bring up an interesting question of  for such a list.  That is, who says these authors and books are notable?  We just kind of grow up with the idea that these authors and books are notable--because these authors and books appear over and over in the bibliographies of the books we use in our work.  Isn't that right?  I would be surprised if any of the listed books is not referenced and therefore notable in McQuarrie's 2000 Second Edition.  Should the  for the whole list be McQuarrie's 2000 Second Edition?  And surely McQuarrie's 2000 Second Edition is notable because it is already in the Second Edition.  A book with only one typo so full of mathematical formulas and proofs that sells so well to graduate students eager to find a typo makes it very notable, does it not?  The suggestion of a few sentences characterizing each book is a good suggestion.  Someone could quote the appropriate sentences from each author's own preface, explaining the author's particular concern and targeted audience.  What do you think
— User:Rednblu, 18:43, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOR||WP:RS (Wikipedia:No original research)