New books: November 2019

Categories:

• Astronomy and astrophysics
• Biological and medical physics
• Computers and computational physics
• Condensed-matter physics
• Cosmology and relativity
• Device physics
• Geophysics
• History and philosophy
• Instrumentation and techniques
• Materials science
• Optics and photonics
• Plasmas and fusion
• 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, R. C. Kennicutt, eds (Annual Reviews, 2019) $116.00
• The Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies, J. Wood (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life: The Search for Our Cosmic Roots, P. Teerikorpi et al (Springer, 2019) $89.00
• Red Dwarfs: Their Geological, Chemical, and Biological Potential for Life, D. S. Stevenson (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Satellite Dynamics and Space Missions, G. Baù, A. Celletti, C. B. Galeş, G. F. Gronchi, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.99
• The ShortTube 80 Telescope: A User’s Guide, N. T. English (Springer, 2019) $27.99
• Using Sequence Generator Pro and Friends: Imaging with SGP, PHD2, and Related Software, A. McConahay (Springer, 2019) $34.00

Biological and medical physics

• Biophysics of RNA–Protein Interactions: A Mechanistic View, C. Joo, D. Rueda, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Computers and computational physics

• Computer Algebra: Concepts and Techniques, E. A. Lamagna (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2019) $99.95

Condensed-matter physics

• Flowing Matter, F. Toschi, M. Sega, eds (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• An Introduction to Liquid Crystals, G. A. DiLisi, J. J. Deluca, eds (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $39.95

Cosmology and relativity

• Applied General Relativity: Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology, M. H. Soffel, W.-B. Han (Springer, 2019) $99.99

Device physics

• Nb₃Sn Accelerator Magnets: Design, Technologies and Performance, D. Schoerling, A. V. Zlobin, eds (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Si Detectors and Characterization for HEP and Photon Science Experiment: How to Design Detectors by TCAD Simulation, A. K. Srivastava (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Geophysics

• History, Exploration and Exploitation of Oil and Gas, S. F. Figueirôa, G. A. Good, D. Peyerl, eds (Springer, 2019) $104.99
• Reservoir Rock Diagnostics for Water or Hydrocarbon Exploration: Acoustic and Electric Fields Interaction Phenomena in Geophysical Research (Seismoelectric & Electroseismic Effect), J. Sobotka (Springer, 2019) $139.99

History and philosophy

• David Bohm: A Life Dedicated to Understanding the Quantum World, O. F. Junior (Springer, 2019) $84.99
• From Pugwash to Putin: A Critical History of US–Soviet Scientific Cooperation, G. S. Sher (Indiana U. Press, 2019) $40.00
• The Human Condition: Reality, Science and History, G. A. Loew (Mascot Books, 2019) $19.95
• Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future, I. R. Morus (Icon, 2019) $22.95
• Quanta and Mind: Essays on the Connection between Quantum Mechanics and the Consciousness, J. A. de Barros, C. Montemayor, eds (Springer, 2019) $119.99
• Why Trust Science?, N. Oreskes (Princeton U. Press, 2019) $24.95

Instrumentation and techniques

• Dynamic Systems with Time Delays: Stability and Control, J. H. Park, T. H. Lee, Y. Liu, J. Chen (Springer, 2019) $139.99
• Integrated High-V_in Multi-MHz Converters, J. Wittmann (Springer, 2020) $119.99
• Introduction to Ultrasound, Sonochemistry and Sonoelectrochemistry, B. G. Pollet, M. Ashokkumar (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Materials science

• Metallography in Archaeology and Art, D. A. Scott, R. Schwab (Springer, 2019) $119.99
• Shock Phenomena in Granular and Porous Materials, T. J. Vogler, D. A. Fredenburg, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Optics and photonics

• Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Modern Insights into Macroscopic Electromagnetic Fields, K. Sakoda, ed (Springer, 2019) $149.99
• Semiconductor Optics 1: Linear Optical Properties of Semiconductors, H. Kalt, C. F. Klingshirn (Springer, 2019) $109.99

Plasmas and fusion

• Classical Kinetic Theory of Weakly Turbulent Nonlinear Plasma Processes, P. H. Yoon (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $155.00

Popularizations

• The Age of the Earth: A Physicist’s Odyssey, A. W. Hendry (World Scientific, 2020) $58.00
• Find Your Path: Unconventional Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers, D. Goodman (MIT Press, 2019) $19.95
• Nano Comes to Life: How Nanotechnology is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology, S. Contera (Princeton U. Press, 2019) $24.95
• Physics and Dance, E. Coates and S. Demers (Yale U. Press, 2019) $18.00
• The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience, L. McIntyre (MIT Press, 2019) $27.95
• Space Exploration: A History in 100 Objects, S. Odenwald (The Experiment, 2019) $25.00
• We Know It When We See It: What the Neurobiology of Vision Tells Us about How We Think, R. Masland (Basic Books, 2020) $30.00

Quantum physics

• Physical-Layer Security and Quantum Key Distribution, I. B. Djordjevic (Springer, 2019) $89.99

Society and government

• Between One Culture: Essays on Science and Art, R. Schiller (Springer, 2019) $39.99
• A Survival Guide for Research Scientists, R. Tantra (Springer, 2019) $109.99

Space and planetary science

• The Importance of Binaries in the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae, H. M. J. Boffin, D. Jones (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Principles of Space Anthropology: Establishing a Science of Human Space Settlement, C. M. Smith (Springer, 2019) $139.99

Texts and education

• Bell Nonlocality, V. Scarani (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $60.00
• Classical Newtonian Gravity: A Comprehensive Introduction, with Examples and Exercises, R. A. Capuzzo Dolcetta (Springer, 2019) $84.99
• Cognitive and Metacognitive Problem-Saving Strategies in Post-16 Physics: A Case Study Using Action Research, R. Mazorodze, M. J. Reiss (Springer, 2019) $59.99
• Concepts of Elementary Particle Physics, M. E. Peskin (Oxford U. Press, 2019) $39.95
• Electrodynamics and Optics, W. Demtröder (Springer, 2019) $74.99
• Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students: An Introduction to the Analysis and Presentation of Data, L. Kirkup (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $49.99
• An Introduction to MRI for Medical Physicists and Engineers, A. Wolbarst, N. Yanasak (Medical Physics, 2019) $120.00
• A Primer in Tensor Analysis and Relativity, I. L. Shapiro (Springer, 2019) $54.99
• Probability in Physics: An Introductory Guide, A. Lawrence (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Theory and mathematical methods

• Mathematical Modeling of Emission in Small-Size Cathode, V. Danilov, R. Gaydukov. V. Kretov (Springer, 2020) $149.99
• The Partial Regularity Theory of Caffarelli, Kohn, and Nirenberg and its Sharpness, W. S. Ozański (Birkhäuser, 2019) $74.99
• Selecta I: Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, Y. G. Sinai (Springer, 2019) $139.99