This link is to a list of Science Fiction books in which the authors have used real or realistic physics/science in the stories. There is a brief synopsis of what the story is about and the list is categorised by subject.
The website is the Astronomical Society of The Pacific. Perhaps 100 books listed.
https://www.astrosociety.org/educati...l-index/#topic
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