It is the "archetype" introductory book of university Physics, among the many other introductory textbooks that try to imitate it. It has been translated into more than 40 languages and it is estimated that it has been used by over seven million students.

In Physics, for a long time now, the scientific community, now globalized, with standardized symbols, and common measures and standards, refers to and relies on common classic textbooks. Physics: Principles by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker holds a prominent position in these few textbooks of common international reference. The translation of this classic textbook comes to offer the Greek scientific community an unparalleled educational tool with the aforementioned advantages of common reference.