New books: April 2022

Categories:

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

Acoustics

• Acoustic Guitar Design, R. M. French (Springer, 2022) $49.99
• Aviation Noise Impact Management: Technologies, Regulations, and Societal Well-being in Europe, L. Leylekian, A. Covrig, A. Maximova, eds. (Springer, 2022) $59.99
• Lecture Notes on Acoustics and Noise Control, H. Lin, T. Bengisu, Z. P. Mourelatos (Springer, 2021) $89.99

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Asteroid Impact Risk: Impact Hazard from Asteroids and Comets, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Hard X-ray Imaging of Solar Flares, M. Piana, A. G. Emslie, A. M. Massone, B. R. Dennis (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• High Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos, D. Bose, S. Rakshit (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• High-Energy Astrophysics: A Primer, J. E. Horvath (Springer, 2022) $89.99
• The Sky is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words, V. Trimble, D. A. Weintraub, eds. (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $29.95
• THz Communications: Paving the Way Towards Wireless Tbps, T. Kürner, D. M. Mittleman, T. Nagatsuma, eds. (Springer, 2022) $149.99

Biological and medical physics

• Biological and Bio-Inspired Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Application, D. E. Rival (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Biophysics of Insect Flight, N. Chari, P. Mukkavilli, L. Parayitam, eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Biosensors for Virus Detection, A. Denizli, Y. Saylan, eds. (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Measurement and Analysis of Human Locomotion, V. Medved, ed. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Modeling Biomaterials, J. Málek, E. Suli, eds. (Springer, 2021) $84.99
• PET/CT Imaging: Basics and Practice, K. Agrawal, A. Skillen, A. Esmail, S. Usmani, eds. (Springer, 2022) $89.99
• Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life, A. Neubeck, S. McMahon, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Quantitative Biology: A Practical Introduction, A. Kimura (Springer, 2022) $84.99

Chemical physics

• Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering: Project Reports on Process Simulation, C. Boyadjiev, ed. (Springer, 2022) $139.99
• Reliability of Organic Compounds in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics: From Physics-of-Failure to Physics-of-Degradation, W. D. van Driel, M. Y. Mehr, eds. (Springer, 2022) $149.99

Computers and computational physics

• Basics and Trends in Sensitivity Analysis: Theory and Practice in R, S. Da Veiga, F. Gamboa, B. Iooss, C. Prieur (SIAM, 2021) $89.00
• Computed Tomography: Algorithms, Insight, and Just Enough Theory, P. C. Hansen, Jakob Sauer Jrgensen, W. R. B. Lionheart (SIAM, 2021) $89.00
• Distributed Control and Optimization of Networked Microgrids: A Multi-Agent System Based Approach, L. Ding, Q.-L. Han, B. Ning (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Geospatial Data Analysis and Urban Applications, S. N. Kundu, ed. (Springer, 2022) $99.99
• Machine Learning for Cyber Agents: Attack and Defence, S. Abaimov, M. Martellini (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Methods in Computational Science, J. Hoffman (SIAM, 2021) $113.23

Condensed-matter physics

• Bands and Photons in III-V Semiconductor Quantum Structures, I. Vurgaftman, M. P. Lumb, J. R. Meyer (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $85.00

Cosmology and relativity

• General Relativity and Gravitational Waves: Essentials of Theory and Practice, S. Dhurandhar, S. Mitra (Springer, 2022) $79.99
• Special Relativity: For Inquiring Minds, Y. Deshko (Springer, 2022) $69.99

Device physics

• Antenna Architectures for Future Wireless Devices, S. K. Koul, K. G. S. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Biosensing with Silicon: Fabrication and Miniaturization of Electrochemical and Cantilever Sensors, E. Bhattacharya (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Electronic Devices, Circuits, and Applications, C. Siu (Springer, 2022) $84.99
• Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices, S. M. Rezende (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Micro Light Emitting Diode. Fabrication and Devices: Micro-LED Technology, J.-H. Ahn, J.-H. Kim, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Micromachines Circuits and Devices: Microwave to Sub-millimeter Applications, S. Kishen Koul, S. Dey (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Ultra-Relativistic Effects of Laser Beam and Electron Interactions: Basic Equations, Exact Solutions and Modelling, A. Popa (IOP, 2021) $190.00

Energy and environment

• 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, S. C. Pillai, P. Ganguly (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Harvesting Solar Energy: Efficient Methods and Materials Using Cascaded Solar Cells, S. Mil’shtein, D. Asthana (Springer, 2022) $49.99
• Mechanism of Fires: Chemistry and Physical Aspects, A. S. Rangwala, V. Raghavan (Springer, 2022) $89.99

Fluids

• Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer for Engineers and Scientists, M. T. Schobeiri (Springer, 2022) $119.99
• Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, P. Moin, H. A. Stone, eds. (Annual Reviews, 2022) $118.00
• The Physics of Dew, Breath Figures and Dropwise Condensation, D. Beysens (Springer, 2022) $74.99

Geophysics

• Earth’s Core: Geophysics of a Planet’s Deepest Interior, V. Cormier, M. Bergman, P. Olson (Elsevier, 2021) $140.00
• Measurement for the Sea: Supporting the Marine Environment and the Blue Economy, P. Daponte, G. B.Rossi, V. Piscopo, eds. (Springer, 2022) $139.99

History and philosophy

• Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, Nathan Rosen: Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?, C. Kiefer, ed. (Birkhäuser, 2022) $119.99
• Branching Space-Times: Theory and Applications, N. Belnap, T. Müller, T. Placek (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $99.00
• A Brief History of Colour Theory: Foundations of Colour Science, G. Pavlidis (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass, F. Close (Basic Books, 2022) $30.00
• The Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush, G. P. Zachary, ed. (Columbia U. Press, 2022) $120.00
• Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy: An Illustrated History, W. Orchistron, P. Robertson, W. T. Sullivan (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini’s World of Science, History, and Court Intrigue, J. L. Heilbron (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $27.95
• Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy: Determining Time, Place, and Other Hidden Details Linked to the Stars, D. W. Olson (Springer Praxis Books, 2022) $39.99
• Leibniz on Time, Space, and Relativity, R. T. W. Arthur (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $105.00
• Memories of a Theoretical Physicist: A Journey across the Landscape of Strings, Black Holes, and the Multiverse, J. Polchinski (MIT Press, 2022) $25.00
• On the Epistemology of Data Science: Conceptual Tools for a New Inductivism, W. Pietsch (Springer, 2022) $119.99
• Our Celestial Clockwork: From Ancient Origins to Modern Astronomy of the Solar System, R. Kerner (World Scientific, 2021) $98.00
• A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman, L. Elkins-Tanton (William Morrow, 2022) $29.99
• Relativity Principles and Theories from Galileo to Einstein, O. Darrigol (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $60.00
• Schrödinger in Oxford, D. C. Clary (World Scientific, 2022) $98.00
• The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything (2nd ed.), M. Gleiser (Brandeis U. Press, 2022) $24.95
• Sound Authorities: Scientific and Musical Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century Britain, E. J. Gillin (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $50.00
• Unearthing Fermi’s Geophysics, G. C. Segrè, J. D. Stack (U. Chicago Press, 2022) $35.00
• The Whole Truth: A Cosmologist’s Reflections on the Search for Objective Reality, P. J. E. Peebles (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $27.95

Instrumentation and techniques

• Advanced X-ray Detector Technologies: Design and Applications, K. Iniewski, ed. (Springer, 2022) $99.99
• Electronic Tongues: Fundamentals and Recent Advances, F. M. Shimizu, M. L. Barunger, A. Riul Jr., eds. (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Gravity, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Gradiometry: Strategic Technologies in the 21st Century (2nd ed.), A. V. Veryaskin (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Microwave Analysis of Unconventional Superconductors with Coplanar-Resonator Techniques, G. Ghigo, D. Torsello (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Printed and Flexible Sensor Technology: Fabrication and Applications, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Nag, eds. (IOP, 2021) $190.00

Materials science

• Batteries: Materials Principles and Characterization Methods, C. Liao, ed. (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Micromechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Laminae, A. Öchsner (Springer, 2022) $53.24
• Nanostructured Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, J.-H. Chang, M. Kumar, A. K. Nayak, eds. (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• System-Materials Nanoarchitectonics, Y. Wakayama, K. Ariga, eds. (Springer, 2022) $119.99

Miscellaneous

• Motion Analysis of Soccer Ball: Dynamics Modeling, Optimization Design and Virtual Simulation, Y. Li (Springer, 2022) $54.99

Nonlinear science and chaos

• Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics: Theory and Computation, K. D. Hjelmstad (Springer, 2022) $109.99

Nuclear physics

• Fundamental Principles of Nuclear Engineering, J. Yu (Tsinghua U. Press and Springer, 2022) $119.99

Optics and photonics

• Aurivillius Phase Materials: Exploring Lead-free Ferroelectrics, R. Kurchania, O. Subohi (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Electro-optic Modulation for Photonic Networks: Precise and High-Speed Control of Lightwaves, T. Kawanishi (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Introduction to Advanced Electrodynamics, K. Bhattacharya, S. Mukhopadhyay (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Introduction to Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials (2nd ed.), A. R. McGurn (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Laser Stimulated Scattering and Multiphoton Excitation, G. S. He (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $100.00
• Light-Matter Interaction: A Crash Course for Students of Optics, Photonics and Materials Science, O. Stenzel (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Radio Photonics: Techniques and Enabling Technology, L. N. Binh (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Single-Photon Detection for Data Communication and Quantum Systems, M. Hofbauer, H. Zimmermann, K. Schneider-Hornstein (IOP, 2021) $190.00

Particle physics

• Driven Rotation, Self-Generated Flow, and Momentum Transport in Tokamak Plasmas, J. Rice (Springer, 2022) $149.99

Popularizations

• Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power, M. Wortman (Yale U. Press, 2022) $26.00
• Astroquizzical: Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of Our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies; The Illustrated Edition, J. Scudder (MIT Press, 2022) $29.95
• Atlas of Meteor Showers: A Practical Workbook for Meteor Observers, P. M. Bagnall (Springer, 2021) $39.99
• Can Fish Count? What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds, B. Butterworth (Basic Books, 2022) $30.00
• Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions, T. Rose (Hachette Books, 2022) $29.00
• Elegant Circuits: Simple Chaotic Oscillators, J. C. Sprott, W. J.-C. Thio (World Scientific, 2022) $128.00
• The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter, G. Schilling (Harvard U. Press, 2022) $29.95
• Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction, E. Lauga (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $11.95
• Hidden in Plain Sight: The History, Science, and Engineering of Microfluidic Technology, A. Folch (MIT Press, 2022) $40.00
• Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong, G. Brennecka (William Morrow, 2022) $28.99
• An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe, W. Kinney (MIT Press, 2022) $24.95
• The Joy of Science, J. Al-Khalili (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $16.95
• A Little Book about the Big Bang, T. Rothman (Belknap Press, 2022) $24.95
• Perseverance and the Mars 2020 Mission: Follow the Science to Jezero Crater, M. von Ehrenfried (Springer Praxis Books, 2022) $39.99
• Plato’s Labyrinth: Dinosaurs, Ancient Greeks, and Time Travelers, M. Carroll (Springer, 2021) $24.99
• Sailing the Ocean of Complexity: Lessons from the Physics-Biology Frontier, S. Succi (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $32.95
• Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction (2nd ed.), T. Dixon, A. Shapiro (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $11.95
• Science, Music, and Mathematics: The Deepest Connections, M. E. McIntyre (World Scientific, 2021) $48.00

Quantum physics

• Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics, M. Mariño (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $69.99
• Analogue Quantum Simulation: A New Instrument for Scientific Understanding, D. Hangleiter, J. Carolan, K. P. Y. Thébault (Springer, 2022) $69.99
• Classical and Quantum Statistical Physics: Fundamentals and Advanced Topics, C. Heissenberg, A. Sagnotti (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $69.99
• Hybrid Quantum Systems, Y. Hirayama, K. Ishibashi, K. Nemoto, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• The Jaynes-Cummings Model and Its Descendants: Modern Research Directions, J. Larson, T. Mavrogordatos (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Mind-Body Entanglements Theory and Therapies, P. Uzan (Springer, 2022) $69.99
• Modern Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information, J. S. Faulkner (IOP, 2021) $120.00
• Quantum Statistical Mechanics in Classical Phase Space, P. Attard (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Thermodynamics and Control of Open Quantum Systems, G. Kurizki, A. G. Kofman (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $79.99
• Understanding Quantum Raffles: Quantum Mechanics on an Informational Approach; Structure and Interpretation, M. Janas, M. E. Cuffaro, M. Janssen (Springer, 2022) $119.99

Society and government

• The Great Power Competition, Volume 2: Contagion Effect; Strategic Competition in the COVID-19 Era, A. Farhadi, A. Masys, eds. (Springer, 2022) $119.99
• Risk Management in Outer Space Activities: An Australian and New Zealand Perspective, M. A. Pozza, J. A. Dennerley, eds. (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• The Survival Nexus: Science, Technology and World Affairs, C. Weiss (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $39.95

Space and planetary science

• From Geocentric to Heliocentric: How Discoveries are Made, Y. Ge (Science Press and Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Imaging Our Solar System: The Evolution of Space Mission Cameras and Instruments, B. Henin (Springer Praxis Books, 2021) $37.99
• Solar System: Between Fire and Ice, T. Hockey, J. L. Bartlett, D. C. Boice (CRC Press, 2022) $44.95
• Spacelab Payloads: Prepping Experiments and Hardware for Flight, M. E. Haddad, D. J. Shayler (Springer Praxis Books, 2022) $34.99

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

• Making Sense of Statistical Mechanics, J. Bricmont (Springer, 2022) $69.99
• Modularity and Dynamics on Complex Networks, R. Lambiotte, M. T. Schaub (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $20.00
• The Shortest Path to Network Geometry: A Practical Guide to Basic Models and Applications, M. Ángeles Serrano, M. Boguñá (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $20.00
• The Statistical Physics of Data Assimilation and Machine Learning, H. D. I. Abarbanel (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $69.99
• Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability of Materials, L.-Q. Chen (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Weak Multiplex Percolation, G. J. Baxter et al. (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $20.00

Texts and education

• 300 Problems in Special and General Relativity: with Complete Solutions, M. Blennow, T. Ohlsson (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $29.99
• Dimensional Analysis: The Great Principle of Similitude, J. H. Williams (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Directed Quantities in Electrodynamics, B. Jancewicz (Birkhäuser, 2021) $149.99
• Electrophysiology: Basics, Methods, Modern Approaches and Applications, J. Rettinger, S. Schwarz, W. Schwarz (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Physics Education, H. E. Fischer, R. Girwidz, eds. (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• The Ranque Hilsch Vortex, Tube Demystified: Understanding the Working Principles of the Vortex Tube, A. Kaufmann (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Sensors in Science and Technology: Functionality and Application Areas, E. Hering, G. Schönfelder, eds. (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Sidney Coleman’s Lectures on Relativity, D. J. Griffiths, D. Derbes, R. B. Sohn, eds. (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $34.99
• A Student’s Guide to Laplace Transforms, D. Fleisch (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $24.99
• A Student’s Guide to Special Relativity, N. Gray (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $23.99
• Tensor Analysis for Engineers and Physicists – With Application to Continuum Mechanics, Turbulence, and Einstein’s Special and General Theory of Relativity, M. T. Schobeiri (Springer, 2021) $99.99
• Topics and Solved Exercises at the Boundary of Classical and Modern Physics, S. Khene (Springer, 2021) $79.99
• Virtual and Real Labs for Introductory Physics II: Optics, Modern Physics, and Electromagnetism, D. Erenso (IOP, 2021) $120.00

Theory and mathematical methods

• Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, W. W. Hager (SIAM, 2022) $105.96
• Cohesive Zone Modelling for Fatigue Life Analysis of Adhesive Joints, A. Akhavan-Safar, E. A. S. Marques, R. J. C. Carbas, L. F. M. da Silva (Springer, 2022) $69.99
• Finite Volume Methods for the Incompressible Navier‒Stokes Equations, J. Li, X. Lin, Z. Chen (Springer, 2022) $54.99
• Geometry of String Theory Compactifications, A. Tomasiello (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $89.99
• Hamilton’s Principle in Continuum Mechanics, A. Bedford (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Mathematical Elasticity, Volume 1: Three-Dimensional Elasticity, P. G. Ciarlet (SIAM, 2022) $99.00
• Mathematical Elasticity, Volume 2: Theory of Plates, P. G. Ciarlet (SIAM, 2022) $190.00
• Mathematical Elasticity, Volume 3: Theory of Shells, P. G. Ciarlet (SIAM, 2022) $185.00
• MemComputing: Fundamentals and Applications, M. Di Ventura (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $80.00
• Modern Nonconvex Nondifferentiable Optimization, Y. Cui, J.-S. Pang (SIAM, 2022) $119.00
• On Hilbert’s Sixth Problem, N. C. A. da Costa, F. A. Doria (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Variational Views in Mechanics, P. M. Mariano, ed. (Birkhauser, 2021) $119.99
• Visual Differential Geometry and Forms: A Mathematical Drama in Five Acts, T. Needham (Princeton U. Press, 2021) $125.00