New books: December 2018

Categories:

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

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, S. M. Faber, E. van Dishoeck, eds (Annual Reviewss, 2018) $112.00
• Astrophysics with Radioactive Isotopes, R. Diehl, D. H. Hartmann, N. Prantzos, eds (Springer, 2018) $179.99
• Digital SLR Astrophotography, M. A. Covington (Cambridge U. Press, 2018) $51.95
• Hawking Radiation: From Astrophysical Black Holes to Analogous Systems in Lab, F. D. Belgiorno, S. L. Cacciatori, D. Faccio (World Scientific, 2019) $118.00
• Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas, R. Stoyan, U. Glahn (Cambridge U. Press, 2018) $99.00
• Laboratory Astrophysics, G. M. MuÒoz Caro, R. Escribano, eds (Springer, 2018) $139.99
• Low Frequency Radio Astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory, G. Heald, J. McKean, R. Pizzo, eds (Springer, 2018) $139.00
• Magnetohydrodynamics in Binary Stars, C. G. Campbell (Springer, 2018) $159.99

Biological and medical physics

• Epilepsy Surgery and Intrinsic Brain Tumor Surgery: A Practical Atlas, K. Fountas, E. Z. Kapsalaki, eds (Springer, 2019) $249.00
• Exploring the Realms of Nature for Nanosynthesis, R. Prasad, A. K. Jha, K. Prasad, eds (Springer, 2018) $169.99
• Human Temperature Control: A Quantitative Approach, E. H. Wissler (Springer, 2018) $199.99
• Physical Principles of Biomembranes and Cells, K. Ohki, H. Miyata (Springer, 2018) $139.99
• Principles of Neural Information Theory: Computational Neuroscience and Metabolic Efficiency, J. V. Stone (Sebtel Press, 2018) $29.95
• Statistical Physics for Biological Matter, W. Sung (Springer, 2018) $99.99

Chemical physics

• Organic Sonochemistry: Challenges and Perspectives for the 21st Century, J.-M. LÈvÍque, G. Cravotto, F. Delattre, P. Cintas (Springer, 2018) $69.99

Computers and computational physics

• Basic Concepts of Data dn Error Analysis: With Introductions to Probability and Statistics and to Computer Methods, P. N. Kaloyerou (Springer, 2018) $44.99
• Dynamical Systems with Applications using Python, S. Lynch (Birkh‰user, 2018) $89.00
• Modelling and Simulation in Science, Technology and Engineering Mathematics, S. Chattopadhyay, T. Roy, S. Sengupta, C. Berger-Vachon, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.99
• Modern Fortan Explained: Incorporating Fortran 2018, M. Metcalf, J. Reid, M. Cohen (Oxford U. Press, 2018) $50.00
• Molecular SpectroscopyóExperiment and Theory: From Molecules to Functional Materials, A. Kolezynski, M. KrÛl, eds (Springer, 2019) $179.99
• Supervised Learning with Quantum Computers, M. Schuld, F. Petruccione (Springer, 2018) $149.99

Condensed-matter physics

• Electron and Nuclear Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Nanostructures, M. M. Glazov (Oxford U. Press, 2018) $85.00
• Strong Fermion Interactions in Fractional Quantum Hall States: Correlation Functions, S. Mulay, J. J. Quinn, M. Shattuck (Springer, 2018) $139.99
• Symmetry and Symmetry-Breaking in Semiconductors: Fine Structure of Exciton States, B. Hˆnerlage, I. Pelant (Springer, 2018) $139.99

Device physics

• Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices, B. J. Baliga (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• Projected Capacitive Touch: A Practical Guide for Engineers, T. Gray (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Thermoelectrical Effect in SiC for High-Temperature MEMS Sensors, T. Dinh, N.-T. Nguyen, D. V. Dao (Springer, 2018) $69.99

Energy and environment

• Annual Review of Environment and Resources, A. Gadgil, T. P. Tomich, eds (Annual Reviews, 2018) $112.00
• Heat Storage: A Unique Solution for Energy Systems, I. Dincer, M. A. Ezan (Springer, 2018) $159.99
• Inorganic Constituents in Soil: Basics and Visuals, M.i Nanzyo, H. Kanno (Springer Open, 2018) $59.00
• Modular High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Power Plant, K. Kugeler, Z. Zhang (Tsinghua U. Press and Springer, 2019) $299.00
• Plutonium for Energy?: Explaining the Global Decline of MOX, A. J. Kuperman (Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project, 2018) $0.00

Fluids

• Hydrostatics and Stability of Marine Vehicles: Theory and Practice, B. S. Lee (Springer, 2019) $89.99

History and philosophy

• Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum, L. Smolin (Penguin Press, 2019) $28.00
• Einstein’s Wife: The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Maric, A. Esterson, D. C. Cassidy (MIT Press, 2019) $29.95
• A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy, W. Wall (Springer, 2018) $139.00
• The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postards, and Postmarks: A Story of Puffery vs. the Pragmatic, U. Cavallaro (Praxis/Springer, 2018) $34.00
• Thomas Harriot: A Life in Science, R. Arianrhod (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $29.95
• When the Earth was Flat: Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology, D. L. Couprie (Springer, 2018) $119.00

Instrumentation and techniques

• Advancement of Optical Methods and Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3, L. Lamberti et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.00
• A Beginners’ Guide to Scanning Electron Microscopy, A. Ul-Hamid (Springer, 2018) $169.99
• Nonlinear Ultrasonic and Vibro-Acoustical Techniques for Nondestructive Evaluation, T. Kundu (Springer, 2019) $299.99
• Residual Stress, Thermomechanics and Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 7, Antonio Baldi et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.00

Materials science

• The Effect of Surface Wettability on the Defrost Process, Y. Liu, F. A. Kulacki (Springer, 2019) $69.99
• Electrical Properties of Materials, L. Solymar, D. Walsh, R. R. A. Syms (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $45.95
• Frustrated Materials and Ferroic Glasses, T. Lookman, X. Ren, eds (Springer, 2018) $139.99
• Topological Matter: Lectures from the Topological Matter School 2017, D. Bercioux, J. Cayssol, M. G. Vergniory, J. Reyes Calvo, eds (Springer, 2018) $149.00

Miscellaneous

• Searching for Science, E. Blotnick (Fire Fall, 2019) $9.00

Nonlinear science and chaos

• Dynamics and Optimal Control of Road Vehicles, D. J. N. Limebeer, M. Massaro (Oxford U. Press, 2018) $90.00
• Network Science in Education: Transformational Approaches in Teaching and Learning, C. B. Cramer et al., eds (Springer, 2018) $99.99

Nuclear physics

• Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, B. R. Holstein, W. C. Haxton, A. Jawahery, eds (Annual Reviews, 2018) $112.00
• Nuclear Fusion, E. Morse (Springer, 2018) $99.99
• Spent Nuclear Fuel and Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems, V. K. Verma, K. Katovsky (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Optics and photonics

• Digital Holographic Methods: Low Coherent Microscopy and Optical Trapping in Nano-Optics and Biomedical Metrology, S. Stuerwald (Springer, 2018) $149.99
• Optics, Photonics and Laser Technology, P. A. Ribeiro, M. Raposo, eds (Springer, 2018) $149.99
• Tying Light in Knots: Applying Topology to Optics, D. S. Simon (Morgan & Claypool, 2018) $74.95

Popularizations

• Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies, A. Maynard (Mango, 2018) $27.99
• GPS, P. E. Ceruzzi (MIT Press, 2018) $15.95
• How to Fall Slower Than Gravity: And Other Everyday (and Not So Everyday) Uses of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning, P. J. Nahin (Princeton U. Press, 2018) $27.95
• How to Love the Universe: A Scientist’s Odes to the Hidden Beauty Behind the Visible World, S. Klein (The Experiment, 2018) $18.95
• Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe, S. Strogatz (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019) $28.00
• King of the Dinosaur Hunters: The Life of John Bell Hatcher and the Discoveries that Shaped Paleontology, L. Dingus (Pegasus Books, 2018) $35.00
• Mercury, W. Sheehan (Reaktion Books, 2018) $40.00
• Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence, P. M. Sutter (Prometheus Books, 2018) $24.00

Quantum physics

• Macroscopic Limits of Quantum Systems, D. Cadamuro, M. Duell, W. Dybalski, S. Simonella, eds (Springer, 2018) $159.99
• Quantum Field Theory: Lectures of Sidney Coleman, B. G. Chen et al., eds (World Scientific, 2019) $88.00
• Quantum Many-Body Physics in a Nutshell, E. Shuryak (Princeton U. Press, 2019) $75.00
• The Quark Structure of Hadrons: An Introduction to the Phenomenology and Spectroscopy, C. Amsler (Springer, 2018) $89.99

Society and government

• Crossing the Red Line: The Nuclear Option, G. E. Marsh (World Scientific, 2019) $68.00

Space and planetary science

• Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe, D. Williams (Simon & Schuster, 2018) $28.99
• Earth-affecting Solar Transients, J. Zhang et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $179.99

Texts and education

• Group Theory in Physics: A Practioner’s Guide, R. Campoamor-Stursberg, M. Rausch de Traubenberg (World Scientific, 2019) $128.00
• Introduction to Nonlinear Circuits and Networks, B. Muthuswamy, S. Banerjee (Springer, 2019) $109.99
• An Introductory Guide to Computational Methods for the Solution of Physics Problems: With Emphasis on Spectral Methods, G. Rawitsher, V. dos Santos Filho, T. C. Peixoto (Springer, 2018) $99.99
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge in STEM: Research to Practice, S. M. Uzzo, et al., eds (Springer, 2018) $119.99

Theory and mathematical methods

• Reality and Measurement in Algebraic Quantum Theory, M. Ozawa et al., eds (Springer, 2018) $219.99
• Symmetries, Differential Equations and Applications, V. G. Kac, P. J. Olver, P. Winternitz, T. ÷zer, eds (Springer, 2018) $159.99
• Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics, C. M. Will (Cambridge U. Press, 2018) $69.99
• Theory of Vibration: An Introduction, A. A. Shabana (Springer, 2019) $109.00
• Zeros of Polynomials and Solvable Nonlinear Evolution Equations, F. Calogero (Cambridge U. Press, 2018) $140.00