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DOI: 10.1063/PT.3.3303

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Optics and photonics

Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology: Laser Sources and Applications. S. Nolte, F. Schrempel, F. Dausinger, eds. Springer, 2016. $179.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-17658-1 Buy at Amazon

X-Ray Lasers 2014: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers. J. Rocca, C. Menoni, M. Marconi, eds. Springer, 2016. $259.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19520-9 Buy at Amazon

Particle physics

The Composite Nambu–Goldstone Higgs. G. Panico, A. Wulzer. Springer, 2016. $89.99 paper (316 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22616-3 Buy at Amazon

Massive Neutrinos: Flavor Mixing of Leptons and Neutrino Oscillations. H. Fritzsch, ed. World Scientific, 2016. $68.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4704-76-2 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Methods for Data Analysis in Particle Physics. L. Lista. Springer, 2016. $49.99 paper (172 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20175-7 Buy at Amazon

Popularizations

Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse. K. R. Grazier, S. Cass. Springer, 2015. $24.99 paper (308 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-15071-0 Buy at Amazon

The Science of the Perfect Swing. P. Dewhurst. Oxford U. Press, 2015. $35.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-938219-4 Buy at Amazon

Quantum physics

Classical and Quantum Dynamics: From Classical Paths to Path Integrals. 4th ed. W. Dittrich, M. Reuter. Springer, 2016. $79.99 (461 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21676-8 Buy at Amazon

Conceptual Basis of Quantum Mechanics. J.-M. Schwindt. Springer, 2016. $89.99 paper (348 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-24524-9 Buy at Amazon

Effective Evolution Equations from Quantum Dynamics. N. Benedikter, M. Porta, B. Schlein. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (91 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-24896-7 Buy at Amazon

From Atomic to Mesoscale: The Role of Quantum Coherence in Systems of Various Complexities. S. A. Malinovskaya, I. Novikova, eds. World Scientific, 2015. $88.00 (262 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4678-69-8 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Information Processing with Finite Resources: Mathematical Foundations. M. Tomamichel. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (138 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21890-8 Buy at Amazon

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. L. P. Horwitz. Springer, 2015. $109.00 (214 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-7260-0 Buy at Amazon

Society and government

Science and Society: Understanding Scientific Methodology, Energy, Climate, and Sustainability. E. S. Swanson. Springer, 2016. $69.99 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21986-8 Buy at Amazon

Space and planetary science

Atmospheric and Space Sciences: Neutral Atmospheres. Vol. 1. E. Yiğit. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (110 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21580-8 Buy at Amazon

Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia. V. Shevchenko, Z. Rodionova, G. Michael. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (145 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-21038-4 Buy at Amazon

Modern Mysteries of the Moon: What We Still Don’t Know about Our Lunar Companion. V. S. Foster. Springer, 2016. $34.99 paper (363 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22119-9 Buy at Amazon

Moons of the Solar System: From Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl. J. A. Hall III. Springer, 2016. $34.99 paper (297 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-20635-6 Buy at Amazon

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

Applied Thermodynamics for Meteorologists. S. Miller. Cambridge U. Press, 2015. $84.99 (385 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-10071-8 Buy at Amazon

Random Walks, Random Fields, and Disordered Systems. A. Bovier et al. Springer, 2015. $59.99 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-19338-0 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Mechanics for Engineers. I. Kusaka. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (447 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-13809-1 Buy at Amazon

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Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts and Applications. R. Kakkar. Cambridge U. Press, 2015. $75.00 (415 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-06388-4 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Physics: Fundamentals and Application to Condensed Matter. H. T. Diep. World Scientific, 2015. $78.00 paper (621 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4696-25-8 Buy at Amazon

Turbulence: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers. 2nd ed. P. A. Davidson. Oxford U. Press, 2015. $175.00 (630 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-872258-8 Buy at Amazon

Theory and mathematical methods

Anomaly Detection in Random Heterogeneous Media: Feynman–Kac Formulae, Stochastic Homogenization and Statistical Inversion. M. Simon. Springer Spektrum, 2015. $89.99 paper (150 pp.). ISBN 978-3-658-10992-9 Buy at Amazon

Application of Geometric Algebra to Electromagnetic Scattering: The Clifford-Cauchy-Dirac Technique. A. Seagar. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (179 pp.). ISBN 978-981-10-0088-1 Buy at Amazon

Applications + Practical Conceptualization + Mathematics = Fruitful Innovation: Proceedings of the Forum of Mathematics for Industry 2014. R. S. Anderssen et al., eds. Springer, 2016. $199.00 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-55341-0 Buy at Amazon

Applied Mathematics. S. Sarkar, U. Basu, S. De, eds. Springer, 2015. $139.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-2546-1 Buy at Amazon

Data Assimilation: Mathematical Concepts and Instructive Examples. R. Guzzi. Springer, 2016. $54.99 paper (135 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22409-1 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Bodies with Time-Variable Mass. L. Cveticanin. Springer, 2016. $99.00 (193 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-22055-0 Buy at Amazon

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