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materials science

Aluminum Alloy Corrosion of Aircraft Structures: Modelling and Simulation. J. A. DeRose, T. Suter, T. Hack, R. A. Adey, eds. WIT Press, 2013. $298.00 (187 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84564-752-0 Buy at Amazon

Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4. C. E. Ventura, W. C. Crone, C. Furlong, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (435 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4225-7 Buy at Amazon

Fractional Kinetics in Solids: Anomalous Charge Transport in Semiconductors, Dielectrics and Nanosystems. V. Uchaikin, R. Sibatov. World Scientific, 2013. $92.00 (300 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4355-42-1 Buy at Amazon

Friction Material Composites: Materials Perspective. K. L. Sundarkrishnaa. Springer, 2012. $229.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-33450-4 Buy at Amazon

Grain Boundaries: From Theory to Engineering. L. Priester. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4968-9 Buy at Amazon

In-Situ Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Investigation of Transient Nanostructure of Multi-phase Polymer Materials Under Mechanical Deformation. A. Zeinolebadi. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (106 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-35412-0 Buy at Amazon

Laser-Assisted Fabrication of Materials. J. D. Majumdar, I. Manna, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (500 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-28358-1 Buy at Amazon

Light–Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale. J. Weiner, F. Nunes. Oxford U. Press, 2013. $55.00 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-856766-0 Buy at Amazon

Liquid Crystalline Semiconductors: Materials, Properties and Applications. R. J. Bushby, S. M. Kelly, M. O’Neill, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2872-3 Buy at Amazon

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials. Vol. II: Fracture Mechanics and Damage. D. François, A. Pineau, A. Zaoui. Springer, 2013. $279.00 (662 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4929-0 Buy at Amazon

Multi-component Acoustic Characterization of Porous Media. K. N. van Dalen. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (170 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34844-0 Buy at Amazon

Nanostructured Materials for Magnetoelectronics. B. Aktaş, F. Mikailzade, eds. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (234 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34957-7 Buy at Amazon

Photophysics of Carbon Nanotubes Interfaced with Organic and Inorganic Materials. I. A. Levitsky, W. B. Euler, V. A. Karachevtsev. Springer, 2012. $129.00 (172 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-4825-8 Buy at Amazon

miscellaneous

International Conference on Physics and Its Applications. K. Basar, S. Viridi, eds. Springer, 2012. $165.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-1055-8 Buy at Amazon

nonlinear science and chaos

Complex Human Dynamics: From Mind to Societies. A. Nowak, K. Winkowska-Nowak, D. Brée, eds. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-31435-3 Buy at Amazon

Decoding Complexity: Uncovering Patterns in Economic Networks. J. B. Glattfelder. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-33423-8 Buy at Amazon

Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine. 2nd ed. B. J. West. World Scientific, 2013. $64.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4417-79-2 Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Models for Communicable Diseases. F. Brauer, C. Castillo-Chavez. SIAM, 2013. $77.00 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 978-1-611972-41-2 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Structural Mechanics: Theory, Dynamical Phenomena and Modeling. W. Lacarbonara. Springer, 2013. $279.00 (802 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1275-6 Buy at Amazon

nuclear physics

The 8th International Workshop on the Physics of Excited Nucleons: NSTAR 2011. V. Burkert, M. Jones, M. Pennington, D. Richards, eds. AIP, 2012. $172.00 (434 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-1018-3 Buy at Amazon

optics and photonics

The Angular Momentum of Light. D. L. Andrews, M. Babiker, eds. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $120.00 (425 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-00634-8 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Coherent-Domain Optical Methods: Biomedical Diagnostics, Environmental Monitoring, and Materials Science. 2nd ed. Vols. 1 and 2. V. V. Tuchin, ed. Springer, 2013. $679.00 (1330 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5175-4 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Optical Properties of Materials. R. A. Ganeev. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6021-9 Buy at Amazon

Polarization Bremsstrahlung on Atoms, Plasmas, Nanostructures and Solids. V. Astapenko. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (376 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34081-9 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Opto-mechanics with Micromirrors: Combining Nano-Mechanics with Quantum Optics. S. Gröblacher. Springer, 2012. $129.00 (143 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34954-6 Buy at Amazon

Three Dimensional Solar Cells Based on Optical Confinement Geometries. Y. Li. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (153 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5698-8 Buy at Amazon

particle physics

Detection of Trapped Antihydrogen. R. Hydomako. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (169 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34483-1 Buy at Amazon

Effective Theories in Physics: From Planetary Orbits to Elementary Particle Masses. J. D. Wells. Springer, 2012. $49.95 paper (73 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34891-4 Buy at Amazon

Photon Physics at the LHC: A Measurement of Inclusive Isolated Prompt Photon Production at √s‾ = 7 TeV with the ATLAS Detector. M. Hance. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (156 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-33061-2 Buy at Amazon

plasmas and fusion

High-Order Harmonic Generation in Laser Plasma Plumes. R. A. Ganeev. Imperial College Press, 2013. $78.00 (219 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-980-7 Buy at Amazon

A Superintense Laser–Plasma Interaction Theory Primer. A. Macchi. Springer, 2013. $49.95 paper (114 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6124-7 Buy at Amazon

popularizations

Alien Life Imagined: Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology. M. Brake. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $45.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-49129-7 Buy at Amazon

A Palette of Particles. J. Bernstein. Belknap Press, 2013. $18.95 (212 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-07251-0 Buy at Amazon

The Story of Helium and the Birth of Astrophysics. B. B. Nath. Springer, 2013. $39.95 paper (274 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5362-8 Buy at Amazon

Time, Space, Stars and Man: The Story of the Big Bang. 2nd ed. M. M. Woolfson. Imperial College Press, 2013. $68.00 paper (480 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-934-0 Buy at Amazon

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing. L. M. Krauss. Atria Books, 2013. $15.00 paper (202 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4516-2446-5 Buy at Amazon

quantum physics

Asymptotic Time Decay in Quantum Physics. D. H. U. Marchetti, W. F. Wreszinski. World Scientific, 2013. $68.00 (350 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4383-80-6 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Physics: The Bottom-Up Approach; From the Simple Two-Level System to Irreducible Representations. D. Dubbers, H.-J. Stöckmann. Springer, 2013. $89.95 (266 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-31059-1 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Physics Without Quantum Philosophy. D. Dürr, S. Goldstein, N. Zanghì. Springer, 2013. $149.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-30689-1 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics: Progress in Methods and Applications. K. Nishikawa et al., eds. Springer, 2012. $409.00 (572 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5296-2 Buy at Amazon

Scattering Theory of Molecules, Atoms and Nuclei. L. F. Canto, M. S. Hussein. World Scientific, 2013. $138.00 (629 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4329-83-5 Buy at Amazon

The Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. B. E. Baaquie. Springer, 2013. $89.95 (268 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-6223-1 Buy at Amazon

society and government

Biophysics and Structure to Counter Threats and Challenges. J. D. Puglisi, M. V. Margaris, eds. Springer, 2013. $189.00, $89.95 paper (179 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-4922-1, ISBN 978-94-007-4925-2 paper Buy at Amazon

Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research. J. Forge. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5735-6 Buy at Amazon

Science and Government. C. P. Snow. Harvard U. Press, 2013. $15.95 paper (135 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-07237-4 Buy at Amazon

space and planetary science

First Magnitude: A Book of the Bright Sky. J. B. Kaler. World Scientific, 2013. $34.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4417-42-6 Buy at Amazon

The Hatfield Lunar Atlas: Digitally Re-mastered Edition. A. C. Cook. Springer, 2012. $69.95 (187 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5498-4 Buy at Amazon

The Second ATST-EAST Meeting: Magnetic Fields from the Photosphere to the Corona. T. R. Rimmele et al., eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2012. $77.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-808-4 Buy at Amazon

Solar and Stellar Dynamos. P. Charbonneau. Springer, 2013. $89.95 (237 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-32092-7 Buy at Amazon

Space Weather: The Space Radiation Environment. Q. Hu et al., eds. AIP, 2012. $150.00 (280 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-1114-2 Buy at Amazon

Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus: Applications of Terrestrial Models to Our Sister Planet. Vol. 11. L. Bengtsson et al., eds. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (184 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5063-4 Buy at Amazon

statistical physics and thermodynamics

Simple Brownian Diffusion: An Introduction to the Standard Theoretical Models. D. T. Gillespie, E. Seitaridou. Oxford U. Press, 2013. $84.99 (273 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-966450-4 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase. K. Hansen. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5838-4 Buy at Amazon

Thermodiffusion in Multicomponent Mixtures: Thermodynamic, Algebraic, and Neuro-Computing Models. S. Srinivasan, M. Z. Saghir. Springer, 2013. $49.95 paper (106 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5598-1 Buy at Amazon

texts and education

Epitaxy of Semiconductors: Introduction to Physical Principles. U. W. Pohl. Springer, 2013. $89.95 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-32969-2 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science. L. S. Hirst. CRC Press, 2013. $79.95 paper (226 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-2775-8 Buy at Amazon

How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles. B. Gustavii. Cambridge U. Press, 2012. $23.99 paper (93 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-66904-8 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to the Evolution of Single and Binary Stars. M. Benacquista. Springer, 2013. $59.95 paper (262 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-9990-0 Buy at Amazon

A Modern Course in the Quantum Theory of Solids. F. Han. World Scientific, 2013. $88.00 (701 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4417-14-3 Buy at Amazon

Order and Disorder: Science Essentials for the Non-scientist. M. Kaufman. Imperial College Press, 2011. $108.00 (451 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-574-8 Buy at Amazon

Oscillations and Waves: An Introduction. R. Fitzpatrick. CRC Press, 2013. $69.95 paper (295 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4665-6608-8 Buy at Amazon