New books: August 2021

Categories:

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

Acoustics

• Modern Requirements for Noise Immunity Aircraft Navigation Equipment, O. I. Zavalishin, D. A. Zatuchny, Y. G. Shatrakov (Springer, 2021) $139.99

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium, G. Carraro (Springer, 2021) $159.99
• Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Review of Current Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities, W. Orchiston, M. N. Vahia, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Legal Aspects Around Satellite Constellations, A. Froehlich, ed (Springer, 2021) $109.00
• Magnetic Fields in O, B, and A Stars, S. Hubrig, M. Schöller (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Star-Formation Rates of Galaxies, A. Zezas, V. Buat, eds. (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $153.66

Atomic and molecular physics

• The Deconfinement Transition of QCD: Theory Meets Experiment, C. Ratti, R. Bellwied (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Nuclear Isomers: A Primer, A. K. Jain, B. Maheshwari, A. Goel (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Problems and Solutions, A. De Angelis, M. Pimenta, R. Conceição (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• Plastic Scintillators: Chemistry and Applications, M. Hamel, ed. (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Vibronic Coupling Density: Understanding Molecular Deformation, T. Kato, N. Haruta, T. Sato (Springer, 2021) $69.99

Biological and medical physics

• Annual Review of Biophysics, K. A. Dill, ed. (Annual Reviews, 2021) $118.00
• Bionanomaterials: Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications, R. P. Singh, K. R. B. Singh (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• The Challenge of Sustainability in Agricultural Systems, Vol. 1, A. V. Bogoviz, ed. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Fundamentals of Biomechanics, D. Knudson (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Life at High Pressure: In the Deep Sea and Other Environments, A. Macdonald (Springer, 2021) $49.99
• The Light-Sheet Microscopy: Biological Structural Research in a Lateral View, R. T. Borlinghaus (Springer, 2021) $24.99
• Multi-parameter Mueller Matrix Microscopy for the Expert Assessment of Acute Myocardium Ischemia, V. Bachinsky et al. (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Novel Plant Imaging and Analysis: Water, Elements and Gas, Utilizing Radiation and Radioisotopes, T. M. Nakanishi (Springer, 2021) $59.99

Chemical physics

• Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, M. A. Johnson, T. J. Martínez, eds. (Annual Reviews, 2021) $118.00
• Reaction Kinetics: An Introduction, E. Keszei (Springer, 2021) $74.99
• Scanning Probe Microscopy: The Lab on a Tip, E. Meyer, R. Bennewitz, H. J. Hug (Springer, 2021) $89.99

Computers and computational physics

• Cybersecurity, Privacy and Freedom Protection in the Connected World, H. Jahankhani, A. Jamal, S. Lawson, eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Information Security of Intelligent Vehicles Communication: Overview, Perspectives, Challenges, and Possible Solutions, M. Singh (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Numerical Python in Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Practical Guide to Astrophysical Problem Solving, W. Schmidt, M. Völschow (Springer, 2021) $59.99

Condensed-matter physics

• History and Theory of Superconductors: A Compact Introduction, R. P. Huebener (Springer, 2021) $24.99
• Molecular Mixed Crystals, M. Á. Cuevas-Diarte, H. A. J. Oonk, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Physics and Chemistry of Te and HgTe-based Ternary Semiconductor Melts, C.-H. Su (Springer, 2021) $314.75
• Physics of Liquid Matter, P. Gallo, M. Rovere (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Theory and Applications of Colloidal Suspension Rheology, N. J. Wagner, J. Mewis, eds. (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $155.00
• Theory of Fermi-liquids in Metals: A Compact Overview as an Introduction to Theoretical Solid-State Physics, M. Kinza (Springer, 2021) $24.99

Device physics

• Amorphous Chalcogenide Semiconductors and Related Materials, K. Tanaka, K. Shimakawa (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Nanotechnology: Trends and Future Applications, M. B. Tahir, M. Rafique, M. Sagir, eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99

Energy and environment

• The Challenge of Sustainability in Agricultural Systems, A. V. Bogoviz, ed. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Cold Inflow-Free Solar Chimney: Design and Applications, Md. M. Rahman, C.-M. Chu, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• The Great Power Competition, Volume 1: Regional Perspectives on Peace and Security, A. Farhadi, A. J. Masys, eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• New Frontiers for Design of Interior Lighting Products, A. Siniscalco (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Photovoltaic Sustainability and Management, J. Ren, Z. Kan, eds. (AIP Publishing, 2021) $135.00

Fluids

• Topological Methods in Hydrodynamics, V. I. Arnold, B. A. Khesin (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Geophysics

• Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, R. Jeanloz, K. H. Freeman, eds. (Annual Reviews, 2021) $118.00

History and philosophy

• Boris Hessen: Physics and Philosophy in the Soviet Union, 1927‒1931; Neglected Debates on Emergence and Reduction, C. Talbot, O. Pattison, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Fragments of Time: From a Secure Childhood in Prewar Vienna to the Challenges of Emigration, Adaptation, and Pursuits in Science and in Educational and Social Change, P. Lindenfeld (Random Walk Books, 2021) $32.00
• Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy: Contexts of Creation and Reception, K. L. Caneva (MIT Press, 2021) $126.00
• Life is Simple: How Occam’s Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe, J. McFaddenn (Basic Books, 2021) $30.00
• Molecular Beams in Physics and Chemistry: From Otto Stern’s Pioneering Exploits to Present-Day Feats, B. Friedrich, Schmidt-Böcking, eds. (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• Rooms for the Learned Musician: A 20-Year Retrospective on the Acoustics of Music Education Facilities, L. M. Ronsee, M. S. Lawless, S. J. Kanter, D. T. C. Bradley (Springer, 2021) $74.99
• The Space Shuttle: An Experimental Flying Machine; Thirty Years of Challenges, B. Evans (Springer Praxis Books, 2021) $59.99
• Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (2nd ed.), P. Godfrey-Smith (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $30.00
• Water: A Biography, G. Boccaletti (Pantheon Books, 2021) $30.00
• William Shockley: The Will to Think, B. Lojek (Springer, 2021) $44.99

Miscellaneous

• Foundations and Applications of Complexity Economics, J. B. Rosser, Jr. (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Methods in Urban Analysis, S. Baum, ed. (Springer, 2021) $74.99

Nonlinear science and chaos

• Collective Behavior in Complex Networked Systems under Imperfect Communication, J. Lu, L. Li, D. W. C. Ho, J. Cao (Science Press and Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Modelling of Complex Signals in Nerves, J. Engelbrecht, K. Tamm, T. Peets (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Optics and photonics

• Detection of Light, G. H. Rieke (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $68.93
• Laser and Fiber Optic Gas Absorption Spectroscopy, G. Stewart (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $110.00
• Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Bulk and Surface Electronic Structures, S. Suga, A. Sekiyama, C. Tusche (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Principles of Photonic Integrated Circuits: Materials, Device Physics, Guided Wave Design, R. Osgood, Jr., X. Meng (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Silicon Photonics IV: Innovative Frontiers, D. J. Lockwood, L. Pavesi, eds. (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Popularizations

• About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks, D. Rooney (W. W. Norton, 2021) $28.95
• Asteroids, C. J. Cunningham (Reaktion Books, 2021) $40.00
• Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space, M. Elvis (Yale U. Press, 2021) $30.00
• Atlas of the Invisible: Maps and Graphics that will Change How You See the World, J. Cheshire, O. Uberti (W. W. Norton, 2021) $40.00
• The EXODUS Incident: A Scientific Novel, P. Schattschneider (Springer, 2021) $29.99
• From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way, M. Bond (Belknap Press, 2020) $29.95
• Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age, D. A. Price (Knopf, 2021) $28.00
• The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration, S. Everts (W. W. Norton, 2021) $26.95
• N-4 Down, M. Piesing (Custom House, 2021) $29.99
• Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years, N. P. Money (Reaktion Books, 2021) $22.50
• Physics and Music: Essential Connections and Illuminating Excursions, K. Tsuji, S. C. Müller (Springer, 2021) $44.99
• A Random Walk in Physics: Beyond Black Holes and Time-Travels, M. Cencini, A. Puglisi, D. Vergni, A. Vulpiani (Springer, 2021) $44.99
• The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, C. Barnett (W. W. Norton, 2021) $27.95
• Spacefarers: How Humans will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond, C. Wanjek (Harvard U. Press, 2020) $26.95
• The Story of the Gun: History, Science, and Impact on Society, P. J. Hazell (Springer Praxis Books, 2021) $34.99
• Sun in a Bottle?… Pie in the Sky! The Wishful Thinking of Nuclear Fusion Energy, L. J. Reinders (Springer, 2021) $34.99
• Ten Patterns that Explain the Universe, B. Clegg (MIT Press, 2021) $29.95
• Water: A Visual and Scientific History, J. Challoner (MIT Press, 2021) $39.95
• What’s the Use? How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life, I. Stewart (Basic Books, 2021) $28.00

Quantum physics

• Fundamentals of Quantum Computing: Theory and Practice, V. Kasirajan (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Quantum Entanglement, J. Brody (The MIT Press, 2020) $15.95
• Quantum Mechanics: Introduction to Mathematical Formulation, M. Pieper (Springer, 2021) $24.99
• Quantum Oscillations: A Simple Principle Underlying Important Aspects of Physics, F. Suekane (Springer, 2021) $69.99

Society and government

• Applied Biosecurity: Global Health, Biodefense, and Developing Technologies, R. N. Burnette, ed. (Springer, 2021) $84.99
• Technologies for Fingermark Age Estimations: A Step Forward, J. De Alcaraz-Fossoul, ed. (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Technology Development for Security Practitioners, B. Akhgar, D. Kavallieros, E. Sdongos, eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99

Space and planetary science

• Assessing a Mars Agreement Including Human Settlements, A. Froehlich, ed. (Springer, 2021) $109.00
• Breakthroughs in Space Life Science Research: From Apollo 16 to the ISS, G. Ruyters, M. Braun, K. M. Stang (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Deformations of Spacetime Symmetries: Gravity, Group-Valued Momenta, and Non-Commutative Fields, M. Arzano, J. Kowalski-Glikman (Springer, 2021) $74.99
• Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed, W. Sheehan, T. E. Bell, C. Kennett, R. W. Smith, eds. (Springer, 2021) $139.99

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

• Adsorption Heat Pumps: Fundamentals and Applications, D. B. Boman, A. W. Raymond, S. Garimella (Springer, 2021) $89.99
• Equilibrium Statistical Physics: Phases, Phase Transitions, and Topological Phases, M. Baus, C. F. Tejero (Springer, 2021) $109.99

Texts and education

• Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Applications, R. Prasad (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Astrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos (2nd ed.), J. A. Irwin (Wiley, 2021) $120.00
• Basic Concepts in Physics: From the Cosmos to Quarks, M. Chaichian, H. P. Rojas, A. Tureanu (Springer, 2021) $89.99
• A Cambridge Quantum Mechanics Primer, M. Warner, A. C. H. Cheung (Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $7.99
• Essential GCSE Physics, A. C. Machacek, K. O. Dalby (Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $7.99
• Essential Pre-University Mathematics for Sciences, J. Riley, M. Warner (Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $7.99
• Essential Pre-University Physics: Developing Problem Solving Skills, L. Jardine-Wright (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $7.99
• Fundamentals of Dimensional Analysis: Theory and Applications in Metallurgy, A. N. Conejo (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• A Handbook of Mathematical Methods and Problem-Solving Tools for Introductory Physics (2nd ed.), J. F. Whitney, H. M. Whitney (IOP, 2021) $120.00
• Honoring Teachers As Professionals: Stories and Pathways for Growth in Your Classroom and Career, A. Grimes et al. (AIP Publishing, 2021) $135.00
• Mechanical Measurements (2nd ed.), S. P. Venkateshan (ANE Books and Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Memory Functions, Projection Operators, and the Defect Technique: Some Tools of the Trade for the Condensed Matter Physicist, V. M. Kenkre (Springer, 2021) $89.99
• Molecular Physical Chemistry for Engineering Applications, F. E. Daneş, S. Daneş, V. Petrescu, E.-M. Ungureanu (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Stochastic Thermodynamics: An Introduction, L. Peliti, S. Pigolotti (Princeton U. Press, 2021) $75.00
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: An Introduction for Physicists and Engineers, S. B. Zain (IOP, 2021) $159.00
• Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering, P. F. Pelz, P. Groche, eds. (Springer, 2021) $59.99

Theory and mathematical methods

• Classical Beam Theories of Structural Mechanics, A. Öchsner (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Coherent States and Applications in Mathematical Physics, D. Robert, M. Combescure (Springer, 2021) $99.00
• Control Theory for Physicists, J. Bechhoefer (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $79.99
• Instanton Counting, Quantum Geometry and Algebra, T. Kimura (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Metabolic Networks, Elementary Flux Modes, and Polyhedral Cones, I. Klapper, D. B. Szyld, K. Zhao (SIAM, 2021) $60.00
• Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization, P. E. Gill, W. Murray, M. H. Wright (SIAM, 2021) $84.98
• Physics of the Lorentz Group: Beyond High-Energy Physics and Optics (2nd ed.), S. Başkal, Y. S. Kim, M. E. Noz (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Scattering Theory for Transport Phenomena, H. Emamirad (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Sparse Solutions of Underdetermined Linear Systems and Their Applications, M-J. Lai, Y. Wang (SIAM, 2021) $89.00
• Topological Phases of Matter, R. Moessner, J. E. Moore (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $69.99
• An Unbounded Experience in Random Walks with Applications, M. Shlesinger (World Scientific, 2021) $78.00