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Biological and medical physics

Molecular Structures and Structural Dynamics of Prion Proteins and Prions: Mechanism Underlying the Resistance to Prion Diseases. J. Zhang. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-7317-1 Buy at Amazon

Physical Biology of Proteins and Peptides: Theory, Experiment, and Simulation. L. Olivares-Quiroz, O. Guzmán-López, H. E. Jardón-Valadez, eds. Springer, 2015. $199.00 (177 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21686-7 Buy at Amazon

Physics of Cancer. C. T. Mierke. IOP, 2015. $150.00 (449 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7503-1135-9 Buy at Amazon

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Principles and Practices. Y. Nagata, ed. Springer, 2015. $159.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54882-9 Buy at Amazon

Chemical physics

Controlled Radical Polymerization at and from Solid Surfaces. P. Vana, ed. Springer, 2016. $259.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22137-3 Buy at Amazon

Magnetic Interactions in Molecules and Solids. C. de Graaf, R. Broer. Springer, 2016. $89.00 (246 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22950-8 Buy at Amazon

Photochemistry: Past, Present and Future. A. Albini. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-47976-6 Buy at Amazon

Pulse Voltammetry in Physical Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis: Theory and Applications. Á. Molina, J. González. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (671 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21250-0 Buy at Amazon

Computers and computational physics

Computational Electromagnetism. H. Haddar, R. Hiptmair, P. Monk, R. Rodríguez. Springer, 2015. $59.99 paper (240 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19305-2 Buy at Amazon

Near Threshold Computing: Technology, Methods and Applications. M. Hübner, C. Silvano, eds. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (100 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-23388-8 Buy at Amazon

Cosmology and relativity

1st Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics. P. Nicolini, M. Kaminski, J. Mureika, M. Bleicher, eds. Springer, 2016. $259.00 (407 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20045-3 Buy at Amazon

Numerical Relativity. M. Shibata. World Scientific, 2016. $148.00 (821 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4699-71-6 Buy at Amazon

Device physics

Active Cancellation of Probing in Linear Dipole Phased Array. H. Singh, N. B. Ankaiah, R. M. Jha. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (58 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-828-1 Buy at Amazon

CHIPS 2020 Vol. 2: New Vistas in Nanoelectronics. B. Hoefflinger, ed. Springer, 2016. $59.99 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22092-5 Buy at Amazon

Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics, Control and Guidance: Technologies by Giovanni Campolo. L. Mazzini. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (363 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-25538-5 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications. 5th ed. J. Fraden. Springer, 2016. $119.00 (758 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19302-1 Buy at Amazon

Nano Devices and Circuit Techniques for Low-Energy Applications and Energy Harvesting. C.-M. Kyung, ed. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (291 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-9989-8 Buy at Amazon

Next Generation Sensors and Systems. S. C. Mukhopadhyay, ed. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (330 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21670-6 Buy at Amazon

Parallel-Fed Planar Dipole Antenna Arrays for Low-Observable Platforms. H. Singh, R. Chandini, R. M. Jha. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (45 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-813-7 Buy at Amazon

PBG Based Terahertz Antenna for Aerospace Applications. B. Choudhury, B. Danana, R. M. Jha. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (51 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-801-4 Buy at Amazon

Radar Cross Section of Dipole Phased Arrays with Parallel Feed Network. H. Singh, H. L. Sneha, R. M. Jha. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (63 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-783-3 Buy at Amazon

Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antennas: Theory and Design. R. S. Yaduvanshi, H. Parthasarathy. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (366 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-2499-0 Buy at Amazon

Remote Powering and Data Communication for Implanted Biomedical Systems. E. G. Kilinc, C. Dehollain, F. Maloberti. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (146 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21178-7 Buy at Amazon

Smart Sensors and Systems. Y.-L. Lin, C.-M. Kyung, H. Yasuura, Y. Liu, eds. Springer, 2015. $139.00 (467 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-14710-9 Buy at Amazon

Smart Sensors for Health and Environment Monitoring. C.-M. Kyung, ed. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-9980-5 Buy at Amazon

Terahertz Antenna Technology for Space Applications. B. Choudhury, A. R. Sonde, R. M. Jha. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (49 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-798-7 Buy at Amazon

Ultra-Low-Power Short-Range Radios. P. P. Mercier, A. P. Chandrakasan, eds. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-14713-0 Buy at Amazon

Energy and environment

Energy Resources in Africa: Distribution, Opportunities and Challenges. H. Othieno, J. Awange. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-25185-1 Buy at Amazon

Gas Discharge and Gas Insulation. D. Xiao. Shanghai Jiao Tong U. Press and Springer, 2016. $129.00 (362 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-48040-3 Buy at Amazon

Nanophysics for Energy Efficiency. R. F. M. Lobo. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (73 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-17006-0 Buy at Amazon

Sustainability. K. E. Portney. MIT Press, 2015. $15.95 paper (235 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-52850-4 Buy at Amazon

Fluids

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Porous Media. P. Vadasz. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (78 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20055-2 Buy at Amazon

Fundamental Fluid Mechanics and Magnetohydrodynamics. R. J. Hosking, R. L. Dewar. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-599-0 Buy at Amazon

Instability in Flow Boiling in Microchannels. S. K. Saha, G. P. Celata. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (55 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-23430-4 Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Modeling of Disperse Two-Phase Flows. C. Morel. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (350 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20103-0 Buy at Amazon

Geophysics

3D, 4D and Predictive Modelling of Major Mineral Belts in Europe. P. Weihed, ed. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-17427-3 Buy at Amazon

Copahue Volcano. F. Tassi, O. Vaselli, A. T. Caselli, eds. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (293 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-48004-5 Buy at Amazon

Physicochemical Theory of Effective Stress in Soils. V. I. Osipov. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (55 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20638-7 Buy at Amazon

History and philosophy

100 Years of Radar. G. Galati. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (399 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00583-6 Buy at Amazon

The Complex Itinerary of Leibniz’s Planetary Theory: Physical Convictions, Metaphysical Principles and Keplerian Inspiration. P. Bussotti. Birkhäuser, 2015. $139.00 (188 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21235-7 Buy at Amazon

Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device. J.-L. Lin, H.-S. Yan. Springer, 2016. $109.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-48445-6 Buy at Amazon

François Arago: A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics. J. Lequeux. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20722-3 Buy at Amazon

The Hope and Vision of J. Robert Oppenheimer. M. A. Day. World Scientific, 2016. $58.00 (264 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4656-73-3 Buy at Amazon

The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore. J. C. Barentine. Springer, 2016. $44.99 paper (506 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22794-8 Buy at Amazon

Manuel Cardona: Memories and Reminiscences. K. Ensslin, L. Viña, eds. Springer, 2016. $89.99 (174 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20342-3 Buy at Amazon

A Passion for Space: Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller. M. J. Dyson. Springer, 2016. $39.99 paper (381 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20257-0 Buy at Amazon

Temporal Points of View: Subjective and Objective Aspects. M. Vázquez Campos, A. M. Liz Gutiérrez, eds. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (275 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19814-9 Buy at Amazon

Tunnel Visions: The Rise and Fall of the Superconducting Super Collider. M. Riordan, L. Hoddeson, A. W. Kolb. U. Chicago Press, 2015. $40.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-29479-7 Buy at Amazon

Instrumentation and techniques

Computer Simulation Tools for X-Ray Analysis: Scattering and Diffraction Methods. S. L. Morelhão. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19553-7 Buy at Amazon

Digital Imaging Primer. A. Parkin. Springer, 2016. $279.00 (721 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-85617-7 Buy at Amazon

Particle Accelerator Physics. 4th ed. H. Wiedemann. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (1021 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-18316-9 Buy at Amazon

Unifying Physics of Accelerators, Lasers and Plasma. A. Seryi. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2016. $89.95 (258 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4822-4058-0 Buy at Amazon

Materials science

Biaxial Fatigue of Metals: The Present Understanding. J. Schijve. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (23 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-23605-6 Buy at Amazon

Bulk Nanostructured Materials with Multifunctional Properties. I. Sabirov, N. A. Enikeev, M. Y. Murashkin, R. Z. Valiev. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (118 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19598-8 Buy at Amazon

Continuum Damage and Fracture Mechanics. A. Öchsner. Springer, 2016. $89.99 (163 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-863-2 Buy at Amazon

Fabrication of Heat-Resistant and Plastic-Formable Silicon Nitride. T. Nishimura, X. Xu. Springer, 2015. $79.99 paper (46 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-55383-0 Buy at Amazon

Flexible and Stretchable Electronic Composites. D. Ponnamma et al., eds. Springer, 2016. $149.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-23662-9 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Thin-Film Technology. H. Frey, H. R. Khan, eds. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-05429-7 Buy at Amazon

Heusler Alloys: Properties, Growth, Applications. C. Felser, A. Hirohata, eds. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (486 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21448-1 Buy at Amazon

III-Nitride Ultraviolet Emitters: Technology and Applications. M. Kneissl, J. Rass, eds. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (442 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-24098-5 Buy at Amazon

Materials for Energy Infrastructure. W. Udomkichdecha, A. Mononukul, T. Böllinghaus, J. Lexow, eds. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (124 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-723-9 Buy at Amazon

Nanopackaging: From Nanomaterials to the Atomic Scale. X. Baillin, C. Joachim, G. Poupon, eds. Springer, 2015. $259.00 (189 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21193-0 Buy at Amazon

Nanotechnology to Aid Chemical and Biological Defense. T. A. Camesano, ed. Springer, 2015. $189.00, $89.99 paper (221 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-7217-4, ISBN 978-94-017-7244-0 paper Buy at Amazon

Organic Electronics Materials and Devices. S. Ogawa, ed. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (245 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-55653-4 Buy at Amazon

Phononic Crystals: Fundamentals and Applications. A. Khelif, A. Adibi, eds. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (245 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9392-1 Buy at Amazon

Science of Crystal Structures: Highlights in Crystallography. István Hargittai, B. Hargittai, eds. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19826-2 Buy at Amazon

Semiconductor Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Cells. M. P. Paranthaman, W. Wong-Ng, R. N. Bhattacharya, eds. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20330-0 Buy at Amazon

Shape Memory Alloy Valves: Basics, Potentials, Design. A. Czechowicz, S. Langbein, eds. Springer, 2015. $94.99 (214 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19080-8 Buy at Amazon

Silver Nanoparticles: From Silver Halide Photography to Plasmonics. T. Tani. Oxford U. Press, 2015. $110.00 (207 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-871460-6 Buy at Amazon

Tribology in Sheet Rolling Technology. A. Azushima. Springer, 2016. $139.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-17225-5 Buy at Amazon

Miscellaneous

An Einstein Encyclopedia. A. Calaprice, D. Kennefick, R. Schulmann. Princeton U. Press, 2015. $39.95 (347 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14174-9 Buy at Amazon

How Should Humanity Steer the Future? A. Aguirre, B. Foster, Z. Merali, eds. Springer, 2016. $89.99 (175 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20716-2 Buy at Amazon

Solar Sketching: A Comprehensive Guide to Drawing the Sun. E. Rix, K. Hay, S. Russell, R. Handy. Springer, 2015. $44.99 paper (424 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-2900-9 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear science and chaos

Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2014. S. S. Erçetin, ed. Springer, 2016. $189.00 (519 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-18692-4 Buy at Amazon

Design and Control of Swarm Dynamics. R. Bouffanais. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (106 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-750-5 Buy at Amazon

Differentiability and Fractality in Dynamics of Physical Systems. I. Merches, M. Agop. World Scientific, 2016. $110.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4678-38-4 Buy at Amazon

Embracing Complexity: Strategic Perspectives for an Age of Turbulence. J. G. Boulton, P. M. Allen, C. Bowman. Oxford U. Press, 2015. $34.95 paper (269 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956526-9 Buy at Amazon

Fast Variables in Stochastic Population Dynamics. G. W. A. Constable. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (163 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21217-3 Buy at Amazon

Turing Machine Universality of the Game of Life. P. Rendell. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (177 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19841-5 Buy at Amazon

Nuclear physics

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 65. B. R. Holstein, W. C. Haxton, A. Jawahery, eds. Annual Reviews, 2015. $99.00 (582 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-1565-8 Buy at Amazon

International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation. L. Maiani, S. Abousahl, W. Plastino, eds. Springer, 2016. $199.00 (125 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-24320-7 Buy at Amazon

Optics and photonics

Laser Filamentation: Mathematical Methods and Models. A. D. Bandrauk, E. Lorin, J. V. Moloney, eds. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-23083-2 Buy at Amazon

Light Scattering Reviews 10: Light Scattering and Radiative Transfer. A. A. Kokhanovsky, ed. Springer, 2016. $229.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-46761-9 Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Thin Film Optical Spectra: An Introduction. 2nd ed. O. Stenzel. Springer, 2016. $129.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21601-0 Buy at Amazon

Ultrafast Dynamics Driven by Intense Light Pulses: From Atoms to Solids, from Lasers to Intense X-Rays. M. Kitzler, S. Gräfe, eds. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20172-6 Buy at Amazon