New books: May 2021

Categories:

• Acoustics
• Atomic and molecular physics
• Biological and medical 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
• 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

• Noise Resistance Enhancement in Aircraft Navigation and Connected Systems, D. A. Zatuchny et al. (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Atomic and molecular physics

• Quantum Transport in Nanostructures and Molecules: An Introduction to Molecular Electronics, C. J. Lambert (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Simple Atomic and Molecular Systems: New Results and Their Applications, E. Oks (IOP, 2021) $190.00

Biological and medical physics

• Brain-Computer Interface Research: A State-of-the-Art Summary 9, C. Guger, B. Z. Allison, M. Tangermann, eds (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• Modern Applications of 3D/4D Ultrasound Imaging in Radiotherapy, E. Harris, D. Fontanarosa, F. Verhaegen, S. Camps, eds (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Phase Transitions in Grey Matter: Brain Architecture and Mind Dynamics, J. Marro, J. J. Torres (AIP Publishing, 2021) $135.00
• Shedding the Polarized Light on Biological Tissues, I. Meglinski et al. (Springer, 2021) $59.99

Computers and computational physics

• Accelerator-Driven System at Kyoto University Critical Assembly, C. H. Pyeon, ed (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, D. J. Armaghani, A. Azizi (Springer, 2021) $69.99
• Computer-Generated Phase-Only Holograms for 3D Displays: A MATLAB Approach, P. W. M. Tsang (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $140.00
• Numerical Simulation in Physics and Engineering: Trends and Applications, D. Greiner, M. I. Asensio, R. Montenegro, eds (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious, C. Hughes et al. (Springer, 2021) $59.99

Condensed-matter physics

• Ultracold Atomic Physics, H. Zhai (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $69.99

Cosmology and relativity

• Cosmic Messengers: The Limits of Astronomy in an Unruly Universe, M. Harwit (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $43.98
• Frontiers in General Relativity, P. A. Hogan, D. Puetzfeld (Springer, 2021) $79.99
• Naturalness, String Landscape and Multiverse: A Modern Introduction with Exercises, A. Hebecker (Springer, 2021) $74.99

Device physics

• Analog Circuit Simulators for Integrated Circuit Designers: Numerical Recipes in Python, M. Sahrling (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Highly Integrated Gate Drivers for Si and GaN Power Transistors, A. Seidel, B. Wicht (Springer, 2021) $99.99

Energy and environment

• Plant-Microbes-Engineered Nano-particles (PM-ENPs) Nexus in Agro-Ecosystems: Understanding the Interaction of Plant, Microbes and Engineered Nano-particles (ENPS), P. Singh et al., eds (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals: An Interdisciplinary Approach using Methodologies of Physics and Mathematics, V. M. Kenkre, L. Giuggioli (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $55.00

Fluids

• A General Theory of Fluid Mechanics, P. Liu (Science Press and Springer, 2021) $54.99

Geophysics

• Inverse Problems: Basics, Theory and Applications in Geophysics, M. Richter (Birkhäuser, 2020) $56.99

History and philosophy

• Advancing Cultural Astronomy: Studies in Honour of Clive Ruggles, E. Boutsikas, S. C. McCluskey, J. Steele, eds (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Albemarle Street: Portraits, Personalities and Presentations at the Royal Institution, J. M. Thomas (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $39.95
• Elements of Modern Physics, S. H. Patil (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Establishing Quantum Physics in Berlin: Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhellm Institute for Physics, 1917‒1922, H. Goenner, G. Castagnetti (Springer, 2020) $59.99
• Galileo Galilei’s “Two New Sciences” for Modern Readers, A. De Angelis (Springer, 2021) $74.99
• Getting the Message: A History of Communications (2nd ed.), L. Solymar (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $32.95
• Science Between Myth and History: The Quest for Common Ground and Its Importance for Scientific Practice, J. G. Perillán (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $45.95
• Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know About the Ocean, N. Oreskes (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $40.00
• Scientific History: Experiments in History and Politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the End of the Cold War, E. Aronova (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $45.00

Instrumentation and techniques

• Fiber Optic Communications, G. Keiser (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• Mitigating Process Variability and Soft Errors at Circuit-Level for FinFETs, A. Zimpeck, C. Meinhardt, L. Artola, R. Reis (Springer, 2021) $119.99
• Organic Solar Cells: Energetic and Nanostructural Design, M. Hiramoto, S. Izawa, eds (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Theoretical Foundations of Radar Location and Radio Navigation, D. A. Akmaykin et al. (Springer, 2021) $139.99
• Ultrafast Lasers and Optics for Experimentalists, J. D. Pickering (IOP, 2021) $120.00

Materials science

• Chirality, Magnetism and Magnetoelectricity: Separate Phenomena and Joint Effects in Metamaterial Structures, E. Kamenetskii, ed (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations: Including Gradient Materials, A. Bertram (Springer, 2021) $79.99
• Magnetic Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: A Probe for Mesoscale Magnetism Analysis, A. Michels (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $105.00
• Physics of Spin-Orbit-Coupled Oxides, G. Cao, L. DeLong (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $85.00
• Superconducting Materials and Their Applications: An Interdisciplinary Approach, J. V. Yakhmi (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Zero Index Metamaterials: Trends and Applications, N. Shankhwar, R. K. Sinha (Springer, 2021) $119.99

Miscellaneous

• Measurement across the Sciences: Developing a Shared Concept System for Measurement, L. Mari, M. Wilson, A. Maul (Springer, 2021) $139.99

Optics and photonics

• Electromagnetic Optics of Thin-Film Coatings: Light Scattering, Giant Field Enhancement, and Planar Microcavities, C. Amra, M. Lequime, M. Zerrad (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $79.77
• Gas-Phase Photoprocesses, A. Pravilov (Springer, 2021) $149.99

Plasmas and fusion

• Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (The National Academies Press, 2021) $115.00
• Plasma-Material Interactions in a Controlled Fusion Reactor, T. Tanabe (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Turbulence and Instabilities in Magnetised Plasmas, Volume 1: Fluid Drift Turbulence, B. Scott (IOP, 2021) $190.00

Popularizations

• Antimatter: What It is and Why It’s Important in Physics and Everyday Life, B. Gato-Rivera (Springer, 2021) $37.99
• The Cinema in Flux: The Evolution of Motion Picture Technology from the Magic Lantern to the Digital Era, L. Lipton (Springer, 2021) $54.99
• The Elements: A Visual History of Their Discovery, P. Ball (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $35.00
• Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics, S. Alexander (Basic Books, 2021) $28.00
• Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern, A. Rogers (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021) $24.99
• Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began, G. Tonelli (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019) $26.00
• The Geopolitics of Space Exploration, M. Spagnulo (Praxis-Springer, 2021) $29.99
• Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution, C. Rovelli (Riverhead Books, 2021) $20.00
• How Music Works: A Physical Culture Theory, R. Bader (Springer, 2021) $49.99
• How to Make a Vaccine: An Essential Guide for COVID-19 and Beyond, J. Rhodes (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $15.00
• It’s Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything, K. Biberdorf (Park Row Books, 2021) $27.99
• The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton. Vol. II: The Opticks (1704) and Related Papers ca. 1688-1717, A. E. Shapiro, ed (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $50.99
• A Planet of Viruses (3rd ed.), C. Zimmer (U. Chicago Press, 2021) $15.00
• A Random Walk in Physics: Beyond Black Holes and Time-Travels, M. Cencini, A. Puglisi, D. Vergni, A. Vulpiani (Springer, 2021) $44.99
• The Science of Science, D. Wang, A.-L. Barabási (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $84.99
• Simply Einstein, J. Canales (Simply Charly, 2021) $9.99
• Tsunami: The World’s Greatest Waves, J. Goff, W. Dudley (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $34.95

Quantum physics

• Quantum Chemistry Simulation of Biological Molecules, E. L. Albuquerque, U. L. Fulco, E. W. S. Caetano, V. N. Freire (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $79.99

Society and government

• Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism: Their Science, Effects, Prevention, and Recovery, P. A. Karam (Springer, 2021) $139.99

Space and planetary science

• European-Russian Space Cooperation: From de Gaulle to ExoMars, B. Harvey (Praxis-Springer, 2021) $34.99
• Introduction to the Interstellar Medium, J. P. Williams (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $59.31

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

• Lectures in Classical Thermodynamics with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics, D. Blankschtein (Springer, 2020) $109.99

Texts and education

• 50 Ways to Help Save the Bees, S. Coulthard (W. W. Norton, 2021) $14.95
• Essential Pre-University Physical Chemistry, D. I. Fellows (Periphyseos Press and Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $7.99
• Foundations of Modern Physics, S. Weinberg (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $44.99
• Introduction to Quantum Nanotechnology: A Problem Focused Approach, D. G. Steel (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $39.95
• Principles of Materials Characterization and Metrology, K. M. Krishnan (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $45.95
• Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena (5th ed.), J. Zinn-Justin (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $115.00
• Quantum Field Theory: A Quantum Computation Approach, Y. Meurice (IOP, 2021) $120.00
• Quantum Theory: An Information Processing Approach, J. Rau (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $38.95
• Solid State Physics: A Primer, L. Colombo (IOP, 2021) $120.00
• Superconducting State: Mechanisms and Materials, V. Kresin, S. Ovechinnikov, S. Wolf (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $105.00
• Topological Phases of Matter, R. Moessner, J. E. Moore (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $69.99
• Viscoelastic Waves and Rays in Layered Media (2nd ed.), R. D. Borcherdt (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $140.00

Theory and mathematical methods

• Combinatorial Physics: Combinatorics, Quantum Field Theory, and Quantum Gravity, A. Tansa (Oxford U. Press, 2021) $105.00
• Concise Encyclopedia of Coding Theory, W. C. Huffman, J.-L. Kim, P. Solé, eds (Chapman and Hall, 2021) $250.00
• A First Course in Random Matrix Theory: for Physicists, Engineers and Data Scientists, M. Potters, J.-P. Bouchaud (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $69.99
• Geometric Invariant Theory, Holomorphic Vector Bundles and the Harder-Narasimhan Filtration, A. Zamora Saiz, R. A. Zúñiga-Rojas (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• An Introduction to Mathematical Relativity, J. Natário (Springer, 2021) $79.99
• Laplacian Growth on Branched Riemann Surfaces, B. Gustafsson, Y.-L. Lin (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• A Mathematical Journey Through Differential Equations of Physics, M. Lein (World Scientific, 2021) $118.00
• Mathematical Modelling, Nonlinear Control and Performance Evaluation of a Ground Based Mobile Air Defence System, C. Frangos (Springer, 2021) $149.99
• Nonperturbative Topological Phenomena in QCD and Related Theories, E. Shuryak (Springer, 2021) $89.99
• Stochastic Approaches to Electron Transport in Micro- and Nanostructures, M. Nedjalkov, I. Dimov, S. Selberherr (Birkhäuser, 2021) $149.99
• String Field Theory: A Modern Introduction, H. Erbin (Springer, 2021) $59.99
• Tau Functions and Their Applications, J. Harnad, F. Balogh (Cambridge U. Press, 2021) $168.90
• Theoretical Tools for Spin Models in Magnetic Systems, A. S. T. Pires (IOP, 2021) $190.00
• Theory of Elasticity, T. G. Sitharam, L. Govindaraju (Springer, 2021) $109.99
• X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics, R. Garfinkle, D. Garfinkle (CRC Press, 2021) $200.00