New books: February 2022

Categories:

• Acoustics
• Astronomy and astrophysics
• Biological and medical physics
• Computers and computational physics
• Condensed-matter physics
• 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
• Plasmas and fusion
• Popularizations
• Quantum physics
• Society and government
• Space and planetary science
• Statistical physics and thermodynamics
• Texts and education
• Theory and mathematical methods

Acoustics

• Nonlinear Acoustical Imaging, W. S. Gan (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Now Hear This: A Book About Sound, J. Naylor (Springer, 2021) $34.99

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Astrophysical Magnetic Fields: From Galaxies to the Early Universe, A. Shukurov, K. Subramanian (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $215.00
• Magnetic Reconnection: A Modern Synthesis of Theory, Experiment, and Observations, M. Yamada (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $85.00

Biological and medical physics

• Biosensors and Biochips, A. Pasquarelli (Springer, 2021) $89.99
• Fundamentals of Chaos and Fractals for Cardiology, G. Drzewiecki (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Mass Transfer Models in Membrane Processes: Applications in Artificial Organs, M. Raff (Springer, 2022) $69.99
• MEMS Applications in Biology and Healthcare, A. K. Basu, A. Basu, S. Ghosh, S. Bhattacharya, eds. (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Optical Coherence Elastography: Imaging Tissue Mechanics on the Micro-Scale, B. F. Kennedy (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Sonomyography: Dynamic and Functional Assessment of Muscle Using Ultrasound Imaging, Y. Zhou, Y.-P. Zheng (Springer, 2021) $139.99

Computers and computational physics

• Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach, J. D. Hidary (Springer, 2021) $44.99

Condensed-matter physics

• Ginzburg-Landau Theory of Condensates: Thermodynamics, Dynamics and Formation of Topological Matter, B. Rosenstein, D. Li (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $79.99
• Muon Spectroscopy: An Introduction, S. J. Blundell, R. de Renzi, T. Lancaster, F. L. Pratt, eds. (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $85.00

Device physics

• Overview of Vacuum Technology, T. A. Gessert (AIP, 2021) $135.00

Energy and environment

• Annual Review of Environment and Resources, A. Gadgil, T. P. Tomich, eds. (Annual Reviews, 2021) $118.00
• Meltdown: The Earth Without Glaciers, J. D. Taillant (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $29.95
• The Oxford Handbook of Non-Synoptic Wind Storms, H. Hangan, A. Kareem, eds. (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $150.00
• Rebalancing Our Climate: The Future Starts Today, E. J. Rohling (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $34.95
• Sustainable Engineering Technologies and Architectures, D. S-K. King, J. A. Stagner, eds. (AIP, 2021) $135.00

Fluids

• Computational Mechanics of Fluid-Structure Interaction: Computational Methods for Coupled Fluid-Structure Analysis, R. K. Jaiman, V. Joshi (Springer, 2022) $109.99

Geophysics

• The Climate Demon: Past, Present, and Future of Climate Prediction, R. Saravanan (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $79.99
• Earthquakes and Sustainable Infrastructure: Neodeterministic (NDSHA) Approach Guarantees Prevention Rather Than Cure, G. Panza, V. Kossobokov, E. Laor, B. DeVivo, eds. (Elsevier, 2021) $165.00
• Framboids, D. Rickard (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $99.00
• Principles of Rock Deformation and Tectonics, J-L. Bouchez, A. Nicolas (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $71.50

History and philosophy

• A General History of Horology, A. Turner, J. Nye, J. Betts, eds. (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $195.00
• Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus, M. Weinstock (MIT Press, 2022) $24.95
• Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science, J. Poskett (Mariner Books, 2022) $26.99
• Information and Experimental Knowledge, J. Mattingly (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $149.00
• Insulin – The Crooked Timber: A History from Thick Brown Muck to Wall Street Gold, K. T. Hall (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $32.95
• Quantum Arrangements: Contributions in Honor of Michael Horne, G. Jaeger et al., eds. (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Science and Religion in India: Beyond Disenchantment, R. Thomas (Routledge, 2022) $160.00

Instrumentation and techniques

• Advancement of Selective Laser Melting by Laser Beam Shaping, T. M. Wischeropp (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Development and Characterization of a Dispersion-Encoded Method for Low-Coherence Interferometry, C. Taudt (Springer, 2022) $49.99
• Eye-Tracking with Python and Pylink, Z. Wang (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Mechanical Simulation with MATLAB™, D. B. Marghitu, H. Ghaednia, J. Zhao (Springer, 2022) $84.99
• Tantalum and Niobium-Based Capacitors: Science, Technology, and Applications, Y. Freeman (Springer, 2022) $109.99

Materials science

• Bioepoxy/Clay Nanocomposites: Fabrication Optimisation, Properties and Modelling, H. Salam Y. Dong (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Fundamentals of Materials Science: The Microstructure‒Property Relationship Using Metals as Model Systems, E. J. Mittemeijer (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Halide Perovskites for Photonics, A. Vinattieri, G. Giorgi, eds. (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Multispectral Image Sensors Using Metasurfaces, X. He, P. Beckett, R. R. Unnithan (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Nano Scaled Structural Problems: Static and Dynamic Behaviors, S. Chakraverty (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling, T. A. Engh, G. K. Sigworth, A. Kvithyld (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $115.00

Miscellaneous

• Shakespeare’s Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology, P. D. Usher (Peter Lang, 2021) $89.95

Nonlinear science and chaos

• Generative Complexity in a Complex Generative World: A Generative Revolution in the Making, T. Jörg (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Nuclear physics

• The Basics of Nuclear and Particle Physics, A. Belyaev, D. Ross (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• The Nuclear Cooper Pair Structure and Reactions, G. P. Aguilar, R. A. Broglia (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $155.00
• Nuclear Security: The Nexus Among Science, Technology and Policy, M. Nacht, M. Frank, S. Prussin (Springer, 2021) $109.99

Optics and photonics

• Biomedical Optical Imaging: From Nanoscopy to Tomography, J. Xia, R. Choe, eds. (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Snow Optics, A. Kokhanovsky (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Wrestling with Light: History, Science and Applications, J. T. Dakin (AIP, 2021) $135.00

Plasmas and fusion

• Man-Made Sun: Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) Fusion Reactor, B. Wan, ed. (Zhejiang Education Publishing House and Springer, 2021) $39.99

Popularizations

• 2022 Guide to the Night Sky, S. Dunlop, W. Tirion (Collins, 2021) $11.95
• Astronomical Mindfulness: Your Cosmic Guide to Reconnecting with the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets, C. G. De Pree, S. Scoles (HarperOne, 2022) $24.99
• The End of Astronauts: Why Robots Are the Future of Exploration, D. Goldsmith, M. Rees (Belknap Press, 2022) $25.95
• Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet, J. W. Reid, T. E. Lovejoy (W. W. Norton, 2022) $30.00
• Geometry: A Very Short Introduction, M. Dunajski (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $11.95
• How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain, R. North (Riverhead Books, 2022) $28.00
• Inventive Geniuses Who Changed the World: Fifty-Three Great British Scientists and Engineers and Five Centuries of Innovation, J. Bailey (Springer, 2022) $49.99
• Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos, O. Ogas, S. Gaddam (W. W. Norton, 2022) $30.00
• A Little Book about the Big Bang, T. Rothman (Harvard U. Press, 2022) $24.95
• Philosophy of Mind: A Very Short Introduction, B. G. Montero (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $11.95
• Powers of Two: The Information Universe-Information as the Building Block of Everything, E. A. Valentijn, ed. (Springer, 2021) $49.99
• Science by Women: Stories from Careers in STEM, E. O. Nwaichi, ed (Springer, 2022) $109.99
• Science Sketches: The Universe from Different Angles, S. Perkowitz (Routledge, 2022) $49.95
• So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World, R. Parthasarathy (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $35.00
• Song of the Earth: Understanding Geology and Why It Matters, E. Ervin-Blankenheim (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $44.95
• Star Power: ITER and the International Quest for Fusion Energy, A. Bécoulet (MIT Press, 2022) $28.95
• Supernova, O. Graur (MIT Press, 2022) $16.95
• Sustainability: A History (Rev. ed.), J. L. Caradonna (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $19.95
• X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60: An Illustrated History, M. H. Gorn, G. De. Chiara (Springer Praxis Books, 2021) $34.99

Quantum physics

• Magnetic Field Effects on Quantum Wells, S. Chowdhury, C. S. Awsaf, P. K. Das (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Reality Without Realism: Matter, Thought, and Technology in Quantum Physics, A. Plotnitsky (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Society and government

• The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions: Rethinking the Nature and Nurture of Research, V. Narayanamurti, J. Y. Tsao (Harvard U. Press, 2021) $35.00
• Saving the Starry Night: Light Pollution and Its Effects on Science, Culture and Nature, P. Caraveo (Springer, 2021) $29.99

Space and planetary science

• The Human Factor in the Settlement of the Moon: An Interdisciplinary Approach, M. B. Rappaport, K. Szocik, eds. (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Introduction to Space Science, J. Wu (Science Press and Springer, 2021) $139.99

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

• Elements of Stochastic Methods, C. Gardiner (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Higher-Order Networks: An Introduction to Simplicial Complexes, G. Bianconi (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $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
• Advanced Classical Electromagnetism, R. Wald (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $49.95
• Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics, M. Mariño (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $69.99
• Electromagnetic Compatibility: Principles and Applications, Y. Zhao et al. (Science Press and Springer, 2021) $99.99
• Global Warming Science: A Quantitative Introduction to Climate Change and Its Consequences, E. Tziperman (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $49.95
• Introducing Einstein’s Relativity: A Deeper Understanding (2nd ed.), R. d’Inverno, J. Vickers (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $55.00
• An Introduction to Nuclear Fission, W. Younes, W. D. Loveland (Springer, 2021) $99.99
• Machine Learning with Neural Networks: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers, B. Mehlig (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $49.99
• Measuring Electronics and Sensors: Basics of Measurement Technology, Sensors, Analog and Digital Signal Processing, H. Bernstein (Springer, 2022) $79.99
• A Modern Primer in Particle and Nuclear Physics, F. Terranova (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $45.00
• Numerical Methods for Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations, P. Knabner, L. Angermann (Springer, 2021) $99.99
• The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres (4th ed.), D. F. Gray (Cambridge U. Press, 2022) $69.99
• Physical Models of Living Systems: Probability, Simulation, Dynamics, P. Nelson (Chiliagon Science, 2022) $89.99
• Physics for the Whole Body in Playgrounds and Amusement Parks, A-M. Mårtensson-Pendrill (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• Physics on Your Feet: Berkeley Graduate Exam Questions; Or Ninety Minutes of Shame But a PhD for the Rest of Your Life! (2nd ed.), D. Budker, A. O. Sushkov (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $75.00
• A Prelude to Quantum Field Theory, J. Donoghue, L. Sorbo (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $29.95
• Problems in Quantum Field Theory: With Fully-Worked Solutions, F. Gelis (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $105.00
• Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics: Foundations and Selected Applications, P. Strasberg (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $60.00
• Quasibrittle Fracture Mechanics and Size Effect: A First Course, Z. P. Bažant, J-L. Le, M. Salviato (Oxford U. Press, 2022) $75.00
• Rational and Applied Mechanics: Volume 2. Special Problems and Applications, N. N. Polyakhov et al. (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Rudiments of Signal Processing and Systems, T. J. Moir (Springer, 2022) $119.99
• The Scientist’s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career (2nd ed.), S. B. Heard (Princeton U. Press, 2022) $24.95
• A View From Physics: Discipline-Based Education Research, L. C. McDermott (AIP, 2021) $135.00
• When Things Grow Many: Complexity, Universality and Emergence in Nature, L. Schulman (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $59.00

Theory and mathematical methods

• Abstract Pattern Illustrations for Textile Printing, K. M. Babu, M. Selvadass, M. Shisodiya, A. K. Kabish (Springer, 2022) $149.99
• Advanced SPICE Model for GaN HEMTs (ASM-HEMT): A New Industry-Standard Compact Model for GaN-based Power and RF Circuit Design, S. Khandelwal (Springer, 2022) $119.99
• Generalized Mathieu Series, Ž. Tomovski, D. Leškovski, S. Gerhold (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations: Analysis, Approximation, and Applications, A. Manzoni, A. Quarteroni, S. Salsa (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Solvable One-Dimensional Multi-State Models for Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, R. Saravanan, A. Chakraborty (Springer, 2021) $149.99