New books: March 2019

Categories:

• Acoustics
• Astronomy and astrophysics
• Atomic and molecular physics
• 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
• Optics and photonics
• Popularizations
• Quantum physics
• Space and planetary science
• Statistical physics and thermodynamics
• Texts and education
• Theory and mathematical methods

Acoustics

• Computational Phonogram Archiving, R. Bader, ed (Springer, 2019) $109.99
• Underwater Real-Time 3D Acoustical Imaging: Theory, Algorithm and System Design, C. Chi (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Astronomy and astrophysics

• Inside PixInsight, W. A. Keller (Springer, 2018) $34.00
• Mercury: The View after MESSENGER, S. C. Solomon, L. R. Nittler, B. J. Anderson, eds (Cambridge U. Press, 2018) $59.99
• Observer’s Guide to Variable Stars, M. Griffiths (Springer, 2018) $29.99
• The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts, B. Zhang (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $79.99
• The Structure and Evolution of Stars, J. J. Eldridge, C. A. Tout (World Scientific, 2019) $48.00

Atomic and molecular physics

• Gaseous Ion Mobility, Diffusion, and Reaction, L. A. Viehland (Springer, 2018) $159.99

Biological and medical physics

• Biological Robustness: Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences, M. Bertolaso, S. Caianiello, E. Serrelli, eds (Springer, 2018) $119.00
• Biometric-Based Physical and Cybersecurity Systems, M. S. Obaidat, I. Traore, I. Woungang, eds (Springer, 2019) $219.99
• Dental Applications of Nanotechnology, R. S. Chaughule, ed (Springer, 2018) $169.99
• ICTMI 2017: Proceedings of the International Conference on Transitional Medicine and Imaging, B. Gulyás et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.99
• Image Fusion in Preclinical Applications, C. Kuntner-Hannes, Y. Haemisch, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.00
• Nanomaterials for Advanced Biological Applications, M. Rahmandoust, M. R. Ayatollahi, eds (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Physical Modifications of Starch, Z. Sui, X. Kong, eds (Springer, 2018) $159.00
• Physics of Biological Membranes, P. Bassereau, P. Sens, eds (Springer, 2018) $249.99

Chemical physics

• Molecular-Scale Electronics: Current Status and Perspectives, X. Guo, ed (Springer, 2019) $299.99
• Processing of Polymer-based Nanocomposites: Introduction, S. Sinha Ray, ed (Springer, 2018) $139.99
• Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science. Volume XIV, K. Yamanouchi et al., eds (Springer, 2018) $159.99
• Pulsed Electron-Electron Double Resonance: Nanoscale Distance Measurement in the Biological, Materials and Chemical Sciences, Y. D. Tsvetkov, M. K. Bowman, Y. A. Grishin (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Sonochemical Production of Nanomaterials, K. Okitsu, F. Cavalieri (Springer, 2018) $69.99

Computers and computational physics

• Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience: Theories, Methods, Tools and Technologies, D. Gritzalis, M. Theocharidou, G. Stergiopoulos, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.00
• The NICE Cyber Security Framework: Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics, I. Alsmadi (Springer, 2019) $99.99
• Outlier Detection: Techniques and Applications: A Data Mining Perspective, N. N. R. Ranga Suri, N. M. M. G. Athithan (Springer, 2019) $169.99

Cosmology and relativity

• New Perspectives on Einstein’s E = mc², Y. S. Kim, M. E. Noz (World Scientific, 2019) $78.00
• Principles of Space-Time-Matter: Cosmology, Particles and Waves in Five Dimensions, P. S. Wesson, J. M. Overduin (World Scientific, 2019) $98.00
• Special and General Relativity: An Introduction to Spacetime and Gravitation, R. Dick (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $69.95

Device physics

• Linear Fresnel Reflector Systems for Solar Radiation Concentration: Theoretical Analysis, Mathematical Formulation and Parameters’ Computation using MATLAB, S. Karathanasis (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Lock-in Thermography: Basics and Use for Evaluating Electronic Devices and Materials, O. Breitenstein, W. Warta, M. C. Schubert (Springer, 2018) $149.99
• Low-Power Analog Techniques, Sensors for Mobile Devices, and Energy Efficient Amplifiers: Advances in Analog Circuit Design 2019, K. A. A. Makinwa, A. Baschirotto, P. Harpe, eds (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Memristive Nonlinear Electronic Circuits: Dynamics, Synchronization and Applications, F. Rahma, S. Muneam (Springer, 2019) $59.00
• Sensors: Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Sensors, B. Ando et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.99

Energy and environment

• Climate Analysis, C. F. Ropelewski, P. A. Arkin (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $54.99
• The Future of Fusion Energy, J. Parisi, J. Ball (World Scientific, 2019) $98.00
• Modeling and Simulation of Thermal Power Plants with ThermoSysPro: A Theoretical Introduction and a Practical Guide, B. El Hefni, D. Bouskela (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Fluids

• Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, S. H. Davis, P. Moin, eds (Annual Reviews, 2019) $116.00
• Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability: Risk of Capsizing, V. L. Belenky et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.99
• Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation XI, M. V. Salvetti et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.00
• Fuel Tank Sloshing Simulation Using the Finite Volume Method, M. Jäger (Springer Spektrum, 2019) $69.99
• Introduction to Simple Shock Waves in Air: with Numerical Solutions Using Artificial Viscosity, S. Prunty (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Methods for Solving Complex Problems in Fluids Engineering, C. Kang, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, N. Mao (Science Press and Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow: Select Proceedings of NHTFF 2018, D. Srinivasacharya, K. S. Reddy, eds (Springer, 2019) $279.99
• Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics, M. Kaushik (Springer, 2019) $169.00

Geophysics

• The Art and Science of Seismic Interpretation, C. L. Liner, T. A. McGilvery (Springer, 2019) $69.00
• Environmental Geoinformatics. Extreme Hydro-Climatic and Food Security Challenges: Exploiting the Big Data, J. Awange, J. Kiema (Springer, 2019) $179.99
• Global Tsunami Science: Past and Future. Volume III, A. B. Rabinovich, H. M. Fritz, Y. Tanioka, E. L. Geist, eds (Birkhäuser, 2019) $119.00
• Plastic Mechanics of Geomaterial, Y. Liu, Y. Zheng (Science Press and Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Geological Interpretation of Gravitational, Magnetic and Electric Fields, D. Nurgaliev, N. Khairullina, eds (Springer, 2019) $219.99
• The Structural Geology Contribution to the Africa-Eurasia Geology: Basement and Reservoir Structure, Ore Mineralisation and Tectonic Modelling, F. Rossetti et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $249.00

History and philosophy

• Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens, T. Daugherty (Yale U. Press, 2019) $26.00
• Determinism and Free Will: New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and Theology, F. Scardigli, G. ‘t Hooft, E. Severino, P. Coda (Springer, 2019) $69.99
• For Science, King and Country: The Life and Legacy of Henry Moseley, R. MacLeod, R. G. Egdell, E. Bruton, eds (Uniform Press, 2018) $45.00
• Free Will and Consciousness in the Multiverse: Physics, Philosophy, and Quantum Decision Making, C. D. Schade (Springer, 2018) $109.99
• Liquidator: The Chernobyl Story, S. Belyakov (World Scientific, 2019) $28.00
• Michelson-Morley Experiments: An Enigma for Physics and the History of Science, M. Consoli, A. Pluchino (World Scientific, 2019) $78.00
• Scientists Under Surveillance: The FBI Files, J. P. Brown, B. C. D. Lipton, M. Morisy, ed (MIT Press, 2019) $24.95
• The Shape of a Life: One Mathematician’s Search for the Universe’s Hidden Geometry, S.-T. Yau, S. Nadis (Yale U. Press, 2019) $28.00

Instrumentation and techniques

• Advances in Condition Monitoring of Machinery in Non-Stationary Operations, A. Fernandez Del Rincon et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $279.99
• Color in Electronic Display Systems: Advantages of Multi-primary Displays, M. E. Miller (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• Comprehensive Investigation on Active-Passive Hybrid Isolation and Tunable Dynamic Vibration Absorption, F. Wang, Z. Weng, L. He (Springer, 2019) $139.99
• Digital Subsampling Phase Lock Techniques for Frequency Synthesis and Polar Transmission, N. Markulic, K. Raczkowski, J. Craninckx, P. Wambacq (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments, C. P. Gooneratne, B. Li, M. Deffenbaugh, T. Moellendick (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Lock-in Thermography: Basics and Use for Evaluating Electronic Devices and Materials, O. Breitsenstein, W. Warta, M. C. Schubert (Springer, 2018) $149.99
• Multidimensional Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, T. Buckup, J. Léonard, eds (Springer, 2019) $299.99
• Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Gas Sensing, Y. Deng (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Spectroscopic Methods in the Study of Kaolin Minerals and Their Modifications, J. Kloprogge (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Materials science

• Advanced Analytical Methods in Tribology, M. Dienwiebel, M.-I. De Barros Bouchet, eds (Springer, 2018) $169.99
• Advanced Real Time Imaging II: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Materials Science Studies, J. Nakano et al., eds (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and Springer, 2019) $199.00
• Advances in Thin Films, Nanostructured Materials, and Coatings, A. D. Pogrebnjak, V. Novosad, eds (Springer, 2019) $219.99
• Hydrogels: Recent Advances, V. K. Thakur, M. K. Thaker, eds (Springer, 2018) $179.99
• Photo-Thermal Spectroscopy with Plasmonic and Rare-Earth Doped (Nano) Materials: Basic Principles and Applications, A. R. Miandashti et al. (Springer, 2019) $69.99
• Porcelain to Silica Bricks: The Extreme Ceramics of William Weston Young (1776-1847), H. G. M. Edwards (Springer, 2019) $139.00
• Semiconductors: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, M. I. Pech-Canul, N. M. Ravindra, eds (Springer, 2019) $249.99
• Superplasticity: Common Basis for a Near-Ubiquitous Phenomenon, K. A. Padmanabhan et al (Springer, 2018) $179.99
• Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Actuators, P. Sharma (Springer, 2019) $69.00

Optics and photonics

• Color Science and Photometry for Lighting with LEDs and Semiconductor Nanocrystals, T. Erdem, H. V. Demir (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Optical Fiber Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring Technology, Y. Du, B. Sun, J. Li, W. Zhang (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Optical Metamaterials: Qualitative Models: Introduction to Nano-Optics and Optical Metamaterials, A. Chipouline, F. Küppers (Springer, 2018) $109.99
• Progress in Photon Science: Recent Advances, K. Yamanouchi, S. Tunik, V. Makarov, eds (Springer, 2019) $159.99
• Springer Series in Light Scattering. Vol. 3: Radiative Transfer and Light Scattering, A. Kokhanovsky, ed (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Popularizations

• Adventure Diffusion: From Meandering Molecules to the Spreading of Plants, Humans, and Ideas, G. Vogl (Springer, 2019) $49.99
• All of Physics (Almost) in 15 Equations, B. Mansoulié (World Scientific, 2017) $28.00
• Einstein’s War: The Birth of Relativity Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I, M. Stanley (Dutton, 2019) $28.00
• Going Underground: The Science and History of Falling through the Earth, M. Beech (World Scientific, 2019) $68.00
• Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science, J. F. Marra (Columbia U. Press, 2019) $35.00
• If You Had to Draw a Universe for Me … 50 Questions about the Universe, Matter and Scientists, M. Goldberg, C. Pralavorio, S. Saison-Marsollier, M. Spiro (World Scientific, 2019) $14.90
• Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances that Flow through Our Lives, M. Miodownik (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019) $26.00
• Magnificent Principia, C. Pask (Prometheus Books, 2019) $18.00
• Our Universe: An Astronomer’s Guide, J. Dunkley (Harvard U. Press, 2019) $29.95
• Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes: 50 Years of Earth-Shaking Events, L. R. Sykes (Columbia U. Press, 2019) $35.00
• Quantum Space: Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe, J. Baggott (Oxford U. Press, 2018) $24.95
• There is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, M. Berners-Lee (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $12.95

Quantum physics

• An Introduction to Two-Dimensional Quantum Field Theory with (0,2) Supersymmetry, I. V. Melnikov (Springer, 2019) $74.99
• PT Symmetry in Quantum and Classical Physics, C. M. Bender (World Scientific, 2019) $58.00
• Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics of Two-Level Systems, J. P. Lavine (World Scientific, 2019) $98.00

Space and planetary science

• The Delivery of Water to Protoplanets, Planets and Satellites, A. Morbidelli et al., eds (Springer, 2019) $159.00
• Exploring Planetary Climate: A History of Scientific Discovery on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan, R. D. Lorenz (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $54.99

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

• Microstates, Entropy and Quanta: An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics, D. Koks (Springer, 2018) $89.99
• Principles of Thermodynamics, J.-P. Ansermet, S. D. Brechet (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $69.99

Texts and education

• Mathematics for Physicists: Introductory Concepts and Methods, A. Altland, J. von Delft (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $52.99
• Modern General Relativity: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology, M. Guidry (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $69.99
• A Student’s Guide to General Relativity, N. Gray (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $24.99

Theory and mathematical methods

• Chern-Simons Theory and Equivariant Factorization Algebras, C. Keller (Springer Spektrum, 2019) $69.99
• Engineering Dynamics 2.0: Fundamentals and Numerical Solutions, L. W. Schmerr (Springer, 2019) $279.99
• The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon: With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature, A. Tsinober (Springer, 2019) $169.00
• A Microscopic Theory of Fission Dynamics Based on the Generator Coordinate Method, W. Younes, D. M. Gogny, J.-F. Berger (Springer, 2019) $79.00
• Quantum Gravity and the Functional Renormalization Group: The Road towards Asymptotic Safety, M. Reuter, F. Saueressig (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $160.00
• Structural Mechanics of Anti-Sandwiches: An Introduction, M. Aßmus (Springer, 2019) $69.99
• Tensor Analysis, F. Irgens (Springer, 2019) $169.99
• Time-Reversal Symmetry: Seven Time-Reversal Operators for Spin Containing Systems, I. I. Geru (Springer, 2018) $159.99