New books: April 2019

Categories:

• Acoustics
• Astronomy and astrophysics
• Biological and medical physics
• Chemical physics
• Computers and computational physics
• Cosmology and relativity
• Device physics
• Energy and environment
• Fluids
• Geophysics
• History and philosophy
• Instrumentation and techniques
• Materials science
• Nonlinear science and chaos
• Optics and photonics
• Particle physics
• Plasmas and fusion
• Popularizations
• Quantum physics
• Society and government
• Space and planetary science
• Texts and education
• Theory and mathematical methods

Acoustics

• Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing: Modeling, Detection, and Estimation, D. A. Abraham (Springer, 2019) $249.99

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Stars and Stellar Processes, M. Guidry (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $69.99

Biological and medical physics

• From Stars to Brains: Milestones in the Planetary Evolution of Life and Intelligence, A. Y. Glikson (Springer, 2019) $89.00
• Hybrid and Advanced Compression Techniques for Medical Images, R. M. Thanki, A. Kothari (Springer, 2019) $99.99
• Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biosensing and Medicine, N. J. Darton, A. Ionescu, J. Llandro, eds (Cambridge U.Press, 2019) $140.00
• Vasculopathies: Behavioral, Chemical, Environmental, and Genetic Factors, M. Thiriet (Springer, 2018) $149.99

Chemical physics

• Carbon-Based Nanosensor Technology, C. Kranz, ed (Springer, 2019) $299.99
• Characterization of Cavitation Bubbles and Sonoluminescence, R. Pflieger, S. I. Nikitenko, C. Cairós, R. Mettin (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Surface Properties of Non-conventional Cellulose Fibres, M. S. Smole et al. (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Computers and computational physics

• Computational Continuum Mechanics of Nanoscopic Structures: Nonlocal Elasticity Approaches, E. Ghavanloo, H. Rafii-Tabar, S. A. Fazelzadeh (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Computational Quantum Mechanics, J. Izaac, J. Wang (Springer, 2018) $79.00
• Computer-Based Analysis of the Stochastic Stability of Mechanical Structures Driven by White and Colored Noise, A. Azizi, P. G. Yazdi (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• An Intelligent Inspection Planning System for Prismatic Parts on CMMs, S. M. Stojadinovic, V. D. Majstorovic (Springer, 2019) $159.99
• Quantum Computing for Everyone, C. Bernhardt (MIT Press, 2019) $24.95

Cosmology and relativity

• Relativistic Geodesy: Foundations and Applications, D. Pützfeld, C. Lämmerzahl, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.99

Device physics

• Deep Ultraviolet LEDs: Understanding the Low External Quantum Efficiency, Z.-H. Zhang, C. Chu, K. Tian, Y. Zhang (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Device Physics, Modeling, Technology, and Analysis for Silicon MESFET, I. S. Amiri, H. Mohammadi, M. Hosseinghadiry (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Nanoliquid Processes for Electronic Devices: Developments of Inorganic Functional Liquid Materials and Their Processing, T. Shimoda (Springer, 2019) $199.00
• Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits, H. Zimmermann (Springer, 2018) $179.99

Energy and environment

• Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Particles for Environmental Restoration: From Fundamental Science to Field Scale Engineering Applications, T. Phenrat, G. V. Lowry, eds (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• Neutronic Analysis for Nuclear Reactor Systems, B. Zohuri (Springer, 2019) $179.99

Fluids

• Energy Deposition for High-Speed Flow Control, D. D. Knight (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $175.00
• Jet in Supersonic Crossflow, M. Sun, H. Wang, F. Xiao (Springer, 2019) $179.99

Geophysics

• On Significant Applications of Geophysical Methods, N. Sundararajan et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them, D. R. Prothero (Columbia U. Press, 2019) $35.00

History and philosophy

• The Abel Prize 2013-2017, H. Holden, R. Piene, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.99
• The Alladi Diary: Memoirs of Alladi Ramakrishnan, K. Alladi, ed (World Scientific, 2019) $98.00
• Early Exploration of the Moon: Ranger to Apollo, Luna to Lunniy Korabl, T. Lund (Springer, 2018) $37.00
• Einstein and Heisenberg: The Controversy Over Quantum Physics, K. Kleinknecht (Springer, 2019) $37.99
• The History and Science of the Manhattan Project, B. C. Reed (Springer, 2019) $89.99
• The International Astronomical Union: Uniting the Community for 100 Years, J. Andersen, D. Baneke, C. Madsen (Springer, 2019) $49.00
• Love and Physics: The Peierlses, M. Shifman (World Scientific, 2019) $78.00
• Ludwig Prandtl: A Life for Fluid Mechanics and Aeronautical Research, M. Eckert (Springer, 2019) $89.99
• Nomic Truth Approximation Revisited, T. A. F. Kuipers (Springer, 2019) $109.99
• Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory, T. Maudlin (Princeton U. Press, 2019) $24.95
• The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art, T. McLeish (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $34.95
• Radio: Making Waves in Sound, A. Pinkerton (Reaktion Books, 2019) $25.00
• The Workshop and the World: What Ten Thinkers Can Teach Us about Science and Authority, R. P. Crease (W. W. Norton, 2019) $26.95

Instrumentation and techniques

• Concepts and Applications of Nonlinear Terahertz Spectroscopy, T. Elsaesser, K. Reimann, M. Woerner (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $59.95
• Drones as Cyber-Physical Systems: Concepts and Applications for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, J.-S. Um (Springer, 2019) $169.00
• Electronically Scanned Arrays (ESAs) and K-Space Gain Formulation, R. A. Dana (Springer, 2019) $99.00

Materials science

• Classical Relaxation Phenomenology, I. M. Hodge (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Dynamic Stability of Columns under Nonconservative Forces: Theory and Experiment, Y. Sugiyama, M. A. Langthjem, K. Katayama (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Multi-scale Simulation of Composite Materials: Results from the Project MuSiKo, S. Diebels, S. Rjasanow, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials, V. Kumar, B. Chaudhary, V. Sharma, K. Verma, eds (Springer, 2019) $159.99

Nonlinear science and chaos

• A Dynamical Perspective on the Φ⁴ Model: Past, Present and Future, P. Kevrekidis, J. Cuevas-Maraver, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• An Introduction to Complex Systems: Making Sense of a Changing World, J. Tranquillo (Springer, 2019) $109.99
• Quantum Signatures of Chaos, F. Haake, S. Gnutzmann, M. Kus (Springer, 2018) $159.99

Optics and photonics

• Graphene Photonics, J.-M. Liu, I-T. Lin (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $99.99
• Quantum Photonics: Introduction to Ultrafast Dynamics of Optical Phonons, K. Nakamura (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Quantum Photonics: Pioneering Advances and Emerging Applications, R. W. Boyd, S. G. Lukishova, V. N. Zadkov, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography, D. S. Falk, D. R. Brill, D. G. Stork (Echo Point Books & Media, 2019) $59.95
• Single-Frequency Fiber Lasers, Z. Yang, C. Li, S. Xu, C. Yang (Springer, 2019) $139.00

Particle physics

• Flavor Physics and the TeV Scale, G. W. S. Hou (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Plasmas and fusion

• Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasma Physics: Ideal MHD Theory, L. Zheng (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $59.95
• Magnetohydrodynamics of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, H. Goedbloed, R. Keppens, S. Poedts (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $145.00

Popularizations

• The Cosmic Mystery Tour: A High-Speed Journey through Space & Time, N. Mee (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $24.95
• Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe, S. Strogatz (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019) $28.00
• The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes, D. Robson (W. W. Norton, 2019) $26.95
• Our Universe: An Astronomer’s Guide, J. Dunkley (Belknap Press/Harvard U. Press, 2019) $29.95
• Three Laws of Nature: A Little Book on Thermodynamics, R. S. Berry (Yale U. Press, 2019) $25.00

Quantum physics

• Principles of Quantum Computation and Information: A Comprehensive Textbook, G. Benenti, G. Casati, D. Rossini, G. Strini (World Scientific, 2019) $158.00

Society and government

• Recent Advances in Electrical and Information Technologies for Sustainable Development, S. El Hani, M. Essaaidi, eds (Springer, 2019) $279.00
• The Space Treaties at Crossroads: Considerations de Lege Ferenda, G. D. Kyriakopoulos, M. Manoli, eds (Springer, 2019) $199.99
• Taiwan’s Former Nuclear Weapons Program: Nuclear Weapons On-Demand, D. Albright, A. Stricker (Institute for Science and International Security, 2018) $14.95

Space and planetary science

• Astronauts: The Physics of Space Flight, U. Walter (Springer, 2018) $119.99
• Astronomical Distance Determination in he Space Age, R. de Grijs, M. Falanga, eds (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• From Protoplanetary Disks to Planet Formation, P. J. Armitage, W. Kley (Springer, 2019) $99.00
• Gemini 4: An Astronaut Steps into the Void, D. J. Shayler (Springer, 2018) $37.00
• War in Space: The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict, L. Dawson (Springer, 2019) $29.00

Texts and education

• Atoms, Molecules and Photons: An Introduction to Atomic-, Molecular- and Quantum Physics, W. Demtröder (Springer, 2018) $129.00
• Electromagnetic Radiation, R. Freeman, J. King, G. Lafyatis (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $75.00
• Engineering Dynamics: A Primer, O. M. O’Reilly (Springer, 2019) $54.00
• Practical Electrical Engineering, S. M. Makarov, R. Ludwig, S. J. Bitar (Springer, 2019) $109.00
• Solid-State Physics: Introduction to the Theory, J. D. Patterson, B. C. Bailey (Springer, 2018) $139.00
• Upgrading Physics Education to Meet the Needs of Society, M. Pietrocola, ed (Springer, 2019) $139.99

Theory and mathematical methods

• Algebraic and Differential Methods for Nonlinear Control Theory: Elements of Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry, R. Martínez-Guerra, O. Martínez-Fuentes, J. J. Montesinos-García (Springer, 2019) $149.00
• Elliptic Integrals, Elliptic Functions and Modular Forms in Quantum Field Theory, J. Blumlein, C. Schneider, P. Paule, eds (Springer, 2019) $199.99
• Fractional Derivatives with Mittag-Leffler Kernel: Trends and Applications in Science and Engineering, J. F. Gómez, L. Torres, R. F. Escobar, eds (Springer, 2019) $179.99
• Mathematical Models of Higher Orders: Shells in Temperature Fields, V. A. Krysko et al. (Springer, 2019) $119.99
• Ordinary Differential Equations: Mathematical Tools for Physicists, R. Tahir-Kheli (Springer, 2018) $159.99