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acoustics

Vibro-Acoustics of Lightweight Sandwich Structures. T. Lu, F. Xin. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (339 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-55357-8 Buy at Amazon

astronomy and astrophysics

Asteroseismology of Stellar Populations in the Milky Way. A. Miglio, P. Eggenberger, L. Girardi, J. Montalbán, eds. Springer, 2015. $199.00 (185 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10992-3 Buy at Amazon

Building and Using Binoscopes. N. Butler. Springer, 2015. $34.99 paper (342 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07688-1 Buy at Amazon

The Earliest Stages of Massive Clustered Star Formation: Fragmentation of Infrared Dark Clouds. K. Wang. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (145 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44968-4 Buy at Amazon

Fast Spectral Variability in the X-Ray Emission of Accreting Black Holes. C. Skipper. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (150 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09586-8 Buy at Amazon

Giants of Eclipse: The ζ Aurigae Stars and Other Binary Systems. T. B. Ake, E. Griffin, eds. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (202 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09197-6 Buy at Amazon

High-Precision Studies of Compact Variable Stars. S. Bloemen. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (132 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10282-5 Buy at Amazon

The Labyrinth of Star Formation. D. Stamatellos, S. Goodwin, D. Ward-Thompson, eds. Springer, 2014. $259.00 (522 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03040-1 Buy at Amazon

Measurements of Spin-Orbit Angles for Transiting Systems: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets. T. Hirano. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (134 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54585-9 Buy at Amazon

Multi-Wavelength Studies of Pulsars and Their Companions. J. Antoniadis. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (83 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09896-8 Buy at Amazon

atomic and molecular physics

Atoms, Molecules and Optical Physics 1: Atoms and Spectroscopy. I. V. Hertel, C.-P. Schulz. Springer, 2015. $119.00 (689 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54321-0 Buy at Amazon

Atoms, Molecules and Optical Physics 2: Molecules and Photons—Spectroscopy and Collisions. I. V. Hertel, C.-P. Schulz. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (728 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54312-8 Buy at Amazon

Non-Linear Optical Response in Atoms, Molecules and Clusters: An Explicit Time Dependent Density Functional Approach. V. Goncharov. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (70 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-08319-3 Buy at Amazon

XUV Pump-Probe Experiments on Diatomic Molecules: Tracing the Dynamics of Electron Rearrangement and Interactomic Coulombic Decay. K. Schnorr. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-12138-3 Buy at Amazon

biological and medical physics

Biophysical Effects of Cold Atmospheric Plasma on Glial Tumor Cells. J. Köritzer. Springer, 2014. $99.00 (74 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06223-5 Buy at Amazon

The Biophysics of Photosynthesis. J. Golbeck, A. van der Est, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (462 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-1147-9 Buy at Amazon

Brain-Computer Interface Research: A State-of-the-Art Summary 3. C. Guger, T. Vaughan, B. Allison, eds. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (137 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09978-1 Buy at Amazon

Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences. 2nd ed. G. Horváth, ed. Springer, 2014. $209.00 (649 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54717-1 Buy at Amazon

Production of Biodiesel Using Lipase Encapsulated in κ-carrageenan. P. Ravindra, K. R. Jegannathan. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10821-6 Buy at Amazon

chemical physics

From Single Molecules to Nanoscopically Structured Materials. T. Basché, K. Müllen, M. Schmidt, eds. Springer, 2014. $259.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-05827-6 Buy at Amazon

Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions. S. R. Waitukaitis. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (88 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09182-2 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to the Physical Chemistry of Food. J. N. Coupland. Springer, 2014. $69.99 (182 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-0760-1 Buy at Amazon

Molecular Quantum Dynamics: From Theory to Applications. F. Gatti, ed. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-45289-5 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Hamiltonian Mechanics Applied to Molecular Dynamics: Theory and Computational Methods for Understanding Molecular Spectroscopy and Chemical Reactions. S. C. Farantos. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (158 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09987-3 Buy at Amazon

Optical Metamaterials by Block Copolymer Self-Assembly. S. Salvatore. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (83 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-05331-8 Buy at Amazon

Smart Wormlike Micelles: Design, Characteristics and Applications. Y. Feng, Z. Chu, C. A. Dreiss. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (91 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-45949-2 Buy at Amazon

XUV Pump-Probe Experiments on Diatomic Molecules: Tracing the Dynamics of Electron Rearrangement and Interatomic Coulombic Decay. K. Schnorr. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-12138-3 Buy at Amazon

condensed-matter physics

Electrical, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Solids. D. B. Sirdeshmukh, L. Sirdeshmukh, K. G. Subhadra, C. S. Sunandana. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09984-2 Buy at Amazon

Electronic Properties of Graphene Heterostructures with Hexagonal Crystals. J. R. Wallbank. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (95 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07721-5 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Superfluidity: Field-Theoretical Approach and Applications. A. Schmitt. Springer, 2015. $59.99 paper (155 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07946-2 Buy at Amazon

Magnetic Order and Coupling Phenomena: A Study of Magnetic Structure and Magnetization Reversal Processes in Rare-Earth—Transition-Metal Based Alloys and Heterostructures. C. Schubert. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (121 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07105-3 Buy at Amazon

Tunneling Dynamics in Open Ultracold Bosonic Systems: Numerically Exact Dynamics, Analytical Models, and Control Schemes. A. U. J. Lode. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (139 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07084-1 Buy at Amazon

cosmology and relativity

Bounds on the Effective Theory of Gravity in Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology. M. Atkins. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (100 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06366-9 Buy at Amazon

The Large Scale Structures: A Window on the Dark Components of the Universe. S. Ilić. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (140 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07745-1 Buy at Amazon

Relativity and Gravitation: 100 Years After Einstein in Prague. J. Bičák, T. Ledvinka, eds. Springer, 2014. $189.00 (590 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06760-5 Buy at Amazon

device physics

Flip-Flop Design in Nanometer CMOS: From High Speed to Low Energy. M. Alioto, E. Consoli, G. Palumbo. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01996-3 Buy at Amazon

High-Performance AD and DA Converters, IC Design in Scaled Technologies, and Time-Domain Signal Processing: Advances in Analog Circuit Design 2014. P. Harpe, A. Baschirotto, K. A. A. Makinwa, eds. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07937-0 Buy at Amazon

Nanostructured Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters. J. Briscoe, S. Dunn. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (58 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09631-5 Buy at Amazon

Ring Resonator Systems to Perform Optical Communication Enhancement Using Soliton. I. S. Amiri, A. Afroozeh. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (70 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-196-1 Buy at Amazon

Soliton Coding for Secured Optical Communication Link. I. S. Amiri, S. E. Alavi, S. M. Idrus. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (58 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-160-2 Buy at Amazon

Thermo-Magnetic Systems for Space Nuclear Reactors: An Introduction. C. O. Maidana. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (53 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09029-0 Buy at Amazon

Time-Domain Ultra-Wideband Radar, Sensor and Components: Theory, Analysis and Design. C. Nguyen, J. Han. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (133 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9577-2 Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

Annual Review of Environment and Resources. Vol. 39. A. Gadgil, D. M. Liverman, eds. Annual Reviews, 2014. $90.00 (688 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-2339-4 Buy at Amazon

Sustainable Indoor Lighting. P. Sansoni, L. Mercatelli, A. Farini, eds. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-6632-0 Buy at Amazon

fluids

Active Flow and Combustion Control 2014. R. King, ed. Springer, 2015. $259.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-11966-3 Buy at Amazon

Droplets and Sprays. S. Sazhin. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-6385-5 Buy at Amazon

Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions. S. R. Waitukaitis. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (88 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09182-2 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Computational Mass Transfer: With Applications to Chemical Engineering. K.-T. Yu, X. Yuan. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-53910-7 Buy at Amazon

Mathematical and Numerical Foundations of Turbulence Models and Applications. T. Chaćon Rebollo, R. Lewandowski. Birkhäuser, 2014. $129.00 (517 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-0454-9 Buy at Amazon

Theoretical Modelling of Aeroheating on Sharpened Noses Under Rarefied Gas Effects and Nonequilibrium Real Gas Effects. Z.-H. Wang. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (94 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44364-4 Buy at Amazon

geophysics

The Analysis of Diffuse Triple Junction Zones in Plate Tectonics and the Pirate Model of Western Caribbean Tectonics. D. F. Keppie. Springer, 2014. $19.99 paper (75 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9615-1 Buy at Amazon

Climate Modeling for Scientists and Engineers. J. B. Drake. SIAM, 2014. $69.00 paper (165 pp.). ISBN 978-1-611973-53-2 Buy at Amazon

Dynamic Tectonics and Karst. S. Shanov, K. Kostov. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (123 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-43991-3 Buy at Amazon

Earthquake Phenomenology from the Field: The April 20, 2013, Lushan Earthquake. Z. Wu et al. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (136 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4585-13-2 Buy at Amazon

Fluvial Hydrodynamics: Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Phenomena. S. Dey. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (687 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19061-2 Buy at Amazon

Ground-Based Aerosol Optical Depth Measurement Using Sunphotometers. J. Dayou, J. H. W. Chang, J. Sentian. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (62 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-100-8 Buy at Amazon

Hybrid Fault Tolerance Techniques to Detect Transient Faults in Embedded Processors. J. R. Azambuja, F. Kastensmidt, J. Becker. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (94 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06339-3 Buy at Amazon

An Observer’s Guide to Clouds and Weather: A Northeastern Primer on Prediction. T. Carlson, P. Knight, C. Wyckoff. American Meteorological Society, 2014. $30.00 paper (224 pp.). ISBN 978-1-935704-58-4 Buy at Amazon

Reservoir Model Design: A Practitioner’s Guide. P. Ringrose, M. Bentley. Springer, 2015. $89.99 (249 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5496-6 Buy at Amazon

history and philosophy

Budapest Scientific: A Guidebook. I. Hargittai, M. Hargittai. Oxford U. Press, 2015. $44.95 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-871907-6 Buy at Amazon

The Liquid Crystal Display Story: 50 Years of Liquid Crystal R&D That Lead the Way to the Future. N. Koide, ed. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54858-4 Buy at Amazon

Mary Somerville and the World of Science. A. Chapman. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (92 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09398-7 Buy at Amazon

Polymer Science from 1935–1953: Consolidating the Paradigm. G. Patterson. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (88 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-43535-9 Buy at Amazon

The Quantum Dissidents: Rebuilding the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (1950–1990). O. Freire Jr. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (356 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44661-4 Buy at Amazon

Reductionism, Emergence and Levels of Reality: The Importance of Being Borderline. S. Chibbaro, L. Rondoni, A. Vulpiani. Springer, 2014. $109.00 (154 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06360-7 Buy at Amazon

Worlds Beyond Our Own: The Search for Habitable Planets. S. Sengupta. Springer, 2015. $29.99 paper (154 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09893-7 Buy at Amazon

instrumentation and techniques

Bioaerosol Detection Technologies. P. Jonsson, G. Olofsson, T. Tjärnhage, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (330 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-5581-4 Buy at Amazon

Field Free Line Magnetic Particle Imaging. M. Erbe. Springer, 2014. $89.99 paper (154 pp.). ISBN 978-3-658-05336-9 Buy at Amazon

High-Resolution Extreme Ultraviolet Microscopy: Imaging of Artificial and Biological Specimens with Laser-Driven Ultrafast XUV Sources. M. W. Zürch. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (127 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-12387-5 Buy at Amazon

Initial Results from the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS). J. Chae, ed. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (136 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-12122-2 Buy at Amazon

Laser Spectroscopy 2: Experimental Techniques. 5th ed. W. Demtröder. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (757 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44640-9 Buy at Amazon

materials science

Advanced Materials: Physics, Mechanics and Applications. S.-H. Chang, I. A. Parinov, V. Y. Topolov, eds. Springer, 2014. $259.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03748-6 Buy at Amazon

Advances in Metal Forming: Expert System for Metal Forming. R. S. Hingole. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (116 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44496-2 Buy at Amazon

Auxetic Materials and Structures. T.-C. Lim. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (587 pp.). ISBN 978-981-287-274-6 Buy at Amazon

Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology: From Surface Analysis to Applications. M. R. Knecht, T. R. Walsh, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9445-4 Buy at Amazon

Collective Plasmon-Modes in Gain Media: Quantum Emitters and Plasmonic Nanostructures. V. A. G. Rivera et al. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (123 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09524-0 Buy at Amazon

Electromagnetic Foundations of Solar Radiation Collection: A Technology for Sustainability. A. J. Sangster. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (277 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-08511-1 Buy at Amazon

Graphene Oxide: Physics and Applications. J. Zhao, L. Liu, F. Li. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (154 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44828-1 Buy at Amazon

High Strain Rate Behavior of Nanocomposites and Nanocoatings. P. Jindal. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (44 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-14480-1 Buy at Amazon

In-Situ Materials Characterization: Across Spatial and Temporal Scales. A. Ziegler, H. Graafsma, X. F. Zhang, J. W. M. Frenken, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-45151-5 Buy at Amazon

Nanocomposites, Nanophotonics, Nanobiotechnology, and Applications. O. Fesenko, L. Yatsenko, eds. Springer, 2015. $259.00 (403 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06610-3 Buy at Amazon