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astronomy and astrophysics

Asteroseismology. P. L. Pallé, C. Esteban, eds. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $120.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-02944-6 Buy at Amazon

The Origin of the Galaxy and Local Group. J. Bland-Hawthorn, K. Freeman, F. Matteucci. Springer, 2014. $89.99 (231 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41719-1 Buy at Amazon

Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System. 2nd ed. E. F. Milone, W. J. F. Wilson. Springer, 2014. $99.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8847-7 Buy at Amazon

Solar System Astrophysics: Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System. 2nd ed. E. F. Milone, W. J. F. Wilson. Springer, 2014. $99.00 (818 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9089-0 Buy at Amazon

Symmetries and Dynamics of Star Clusters. J. Haas. Springer, 2014. $99.00 (79 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03649-6 Buy at Amazon

atomic and molecular physics

Fundamental Physics in Particle Traps. W. Quint, M. Vogel, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-45200-0 Buy at Amazon

Polarization Bremsstrahlung. A. V. Korol, A. V. Solov’yov. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (280 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-45223-9 Buy at Amazon

Strong Light-Matter Coupling: From Atoms to Solid-State Systems. A. Auffèves et al., eds. World Scientific, 2014. $108.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4460-34-7 Buy at Amazon

biological and medical physics

Approaches in Integrative Bioinformatics: Towards the Virtual Cell. M. Chen, R. Hofestädt, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (386 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41280-6 Buy at Amazon

Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy: Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning. H. Tsujii et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $229.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54456-2 Buy at Amazon

Computational Diffusion MRI and Brain Connectivity. T. Schultz et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $139.00 (255 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02474-5 Buy at Amazon

Photodynamic Therapy: From Theory to Application. M. H. Abdel-Kader, ed. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-39628-1 Buy at Amazon

The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision. F. Capra, P. L. Luisi. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $40.00 (512 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-01136-6 Buy at Amazon

chemical physics

Chemical Solution Deposition of Functional Oxide Thin Films. T. Schneller, R. Waser, M. Kosec, D. Payne, eds. Springer, 2013. $249.00 (796 pp.). ISBN 978-3-211-99310-1 Buy at Amazon

Controlled Polymerization and Polymeric Structures: Flow Microreactor Polymerization, Micelles Kinetics, Polypeptide Ordering, Light Emitting Nanostructures. A. Abe, K.-S. Lee, L. Leibler, S. Kobayashi, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02918-4 Buy at Amazon

Density Functional Theory in Quantum Chemistry. T. Tsuneda. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (200 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54824-9 Buy at Amazon

Water in Biological and Chemical Processes: From Structure and Dynamics to Function. B. Bagchi. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $130.00 (374 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-03729-8 Buy at Amazon

computers and computational physics

High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ’13: Transactions of the High Performance Computing Center, Stuttgart (HLRS) 2013. W. E. Nagel, D. H. Kröner, M. M. Resch, eds. Springer, 2013. $189.00 (697 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02164-5 Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Models and Numerical Simulation in Electromagnetism. A. Bermúdez, D. Gómez, P. Salgado. Springer, 2014. $79.99 paper (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02948-1 Buy at Amazon

One Hundred Physics Visualizations Using MATLAB. D. Green. World Scientific, 2014. $28.00 paper (295 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4518-44-4, DVD-ROM Buy at Amazon

condensed-matter physics

Superconducting State: Mechanisms and Properties. V. Z. Kresin, H. Morawitz, S. A. Wolf. Oxford U. Press, 2014. $110.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-965255-6 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Magnetism: Application to Surface Physics. H. T. Diep. World Scientific, 2014. $84.00 (420 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4569-94-1 Buy at Amazon

cosmology and relativity

Ultimate Horizons: Probing the Limits of the Universe. H. Satz. Springer, 2013. $69.99 (172 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41656-9 Buy at Amazon

device physics

Colloidal Quantum Dot Optoelectronics and Photovoltaics. G. Konstantatos, E. H. Sargent, eds. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $130.00 (327 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19826-4 Buy at Amazon

Flow Sensing in Air and Water: Behavioral, Neural and Engineering Principles of Operation. H. Bleckmann, J. Mogdans, S. L. Coombs, eds. Springer, 2014. $239.00 (562 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41445-9 Buy at Amazon

Nanoscale Sensors. S. Li, J. Wu, Z. M. Wang, Y. Jiang, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02771-5 Buy at Amazon

Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 10. F. Sabath, E. L. Mokole, eds. Springer, 2014. $259.00 (496 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9499-7 Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

Essentials of Energy Technology: Sources, Transport, Storage, and Conservation. J. Fricke, W. L. Borst. Wiley-VCH, 2013. $85.00 paper (443 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-33416-2 Buy at Amazon

Large Scale Renewable Power Generation: Advances in Technologies for Generation, Transmission and Storage. J. Hossain, A. Mahmud, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (462 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4585-29-3 Buy at Amazon

Renewable Energy Integration: Challenges and Solutions. J. Hossain, A. Mahmud, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (447 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4585-26-2 Buy at Amazon

fluids

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 46. S. H. Davis, P. Moin, eds. Annual Reviews, 2014. $96.00 (705 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-0746-2 Buy at Amazon

The Application of Biofluid Mechanics: Boundary Effects on Phoretic Motions of Colloidal Spheres. P.-Y. Chen. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (90 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-44951-2 Buy at Amazon

Computational and Experimental Fluid Mechanics with Applications to Physics, Engineering and the Environment. L. D. G. Sigalotti, J. Klapp, E. Sira, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (554 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00190-6 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Vortex Structures in a Stratified Rotating Fluid. M. A. Sokolovskiy, J. Verron. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (400 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00788-5 Buy at Amazon

FEFLOW: Finite Element Modeling of Flow, Mass and Heat Transport in Porous and Fractured Media. H.-J. G. Diersch. Springer, 2014. $279.00 (996 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-38738-8 Buy at Amazon

Gradually-Varied Flow Profiles in Open Channels: Analytical Solutions by Using Gaussian Hypergeometric Function. C.-D. Jan. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (188 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-35241-6 Buy at Amazon

New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics IX. A. Dillmann et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $229.00 (683 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03157-6 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Flow Phenomena and Homotopy Analysis: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer. K. Vajravelu, R. A. Van Gorder. Springer, 2014. $109.00 paper (190 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54176-6 Buy at Amazon

Percolation Theory for Flow in Porous Media. 3rd ed. A. Hunt, R. Ewing, B. Ghanbarian. Springer, 2014. $89.99 paper (447 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03770-7 Buy at Amazon

geophysics

SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic Risk; Buildings, Lifelines, Transportation Networks and Critical Facilities. K. Pitilakis, H. Crowley, A. M. Kaynia, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (420 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-7871-9 Buy at Amazon

Tomography of the Earth’s Crust: From Geophysical Sounding to Real-Time Monitoring. M. Weber, U. Münch, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (176 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-04204-6 Buy at Amazon

history and philosophy

Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits. J. Gribbin. Prometheus Books, 2014. $28.95 (295 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61614-921-5 Buy at Amazon

History and Evolution of Concepts in Physics. H. Varvoglis. Springer, 2014. $69.99 (138 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-04291-6 Buy at Amazon

Is Water H₂O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism. H. Chang. Springer, 2014. $69.99 paper (316 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-9646-1 Buy at Amazon

Phenomenology of Space and Time: The Forces of the Cosmos and the Ontopoietic Genesis of Life; Book Two. A.-T. Tymieniecka, ed. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02038-9 Buy at Amazon

The Stars of Galileo Galilei and the Universal Knowledge of Athanasius Kircher. R. Buonanno. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (180 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00299-6 Buy at Amazon

The Tree of Knowledge: The Bright and the Dark Sides of Science. C. Ronchi. Springer, 2014. $39.99 (300 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01483-8 Buy at Amazon

The Twilight of the Scientific Age. M. López Corredoira. Brown Walker Press, 2013. $25.95 paper (210 pp.). ISBN 978-1-61233-634-3 Buy at Amazon

instrumentation and techniques

Three Decades of Research Using IGISOL Technique at the University of Jyväskylä: A Portrait of the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line Facility in Jyväskylä. J. Äystö et al., eds. Springer, 2014. $109.00 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5554-3 Buy at Amazon

materials science

Intelligent Hydrogels. G. Sadowski, W. Richtering, eds. Springer, 2013. $259.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-01682-5 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Printed Electronics. K. Suganuma. Springer, 2014. $54.99 (124 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9624-3 Buy at Amazon

Lasers in Materials Science. M. Castillejo, P. M. Ossi, L. Zhigilei, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02897-2 Buy at Amazon

Nanodroplets. Z. M. Wang, ed. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (388 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9471-3 Buy at Amazon

nonlinear science and chaos

Networks of Networks: The Last Frontier of Complexity. G. D’Agostino, A. Scala, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (340 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03517-8 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Analysis and Prediction of Time Series in Multiphase Reactors. M. Liu, Z. Hu. Springer, 2014. $54.99 paper (44 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-04192-6 Buy at Amazon

optics and photonics

Dynamics of Quantum Dot Lasers: Effects of Optical Feedback and External Optical Injection. C. Otto. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03785-1 Buy at Amazon

Laser Technology in Biomimetics: Basics and Applications. V. Schmidt, M. R. Belegratis, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (267 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-41340-7 Buy at Amazon

Opacity. W. F. Huebner, W. D. Barfield. Springer, 2014. $229.00 (572 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8796-8 Buy at Amazon

Optical Waveguiding and Applied Photonics: Technological Aspects, Experimental Issue Approaches and Measurements. A. Lay-Ekuakille. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (150 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-5958-3 Buy at Amazon

The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage, and Shipping. R. Schalck. SPIE, 2013. $54.00 paper (220 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8194-9457-3 Buy at Amazon

Vectorial Optical Fields: Fundamentals and Applications. Q. Zhan, ed. World Scientific, 2014. $98.00 (275 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4449-88-5 Buy at Amazon

particle physics

Relativistic Dissipative Hydrodynamic Description of the Quark–Gluon Plasma. A. Monnai. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (127 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54797-6 Buy at Amazon

Scattering Amplitudes in Gauge Theories. J. M. Henn, J. C. Plefka. Springer, 2014. $59.99 paper (195 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54021-9 Buy at Amazon

plasmas and fusion

Magnetic Fusion Technology. T. J. Dolan, ed. Springer, 2013. $279.00 (800 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-5555-3 Buy at Amazon

texts and education

Astrophysics Through Computation: With Mathematica^® Support. B. Koberlein, D. Meisel. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $70.00 (372 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-01074-1 Buy at Amazon

Basics of Statistical Physics. 2nd ed. H. J. W. Müller-Kirsten. World Scientific, 2013. $48.00 (233 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4449-53-3 Buy at Amazon

Equilibrium Thermodynamics. M. J. de Oliveira. Springer, 2013. $99.00 (382 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-36548-5 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Computational Materials Science: Fundamentals to Applications. R. Lesar. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $95.00 (414 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84587-8 Buy at Amazon

Lecture Notes on Newtonian Mechanics: Lessons from Modern Concepts. I. L. Shapiro, G. de Berredo-Peixoto. Springer, 2013. $59.99 paper (250 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7824-9 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on Electromagnetism. 2nd ed. A. Das. World Scientific, 2013. $68.00 (455 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4508-26-1 Buy at Amazon

Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation. P. K. Wang. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $80.00 (452 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-00556-3 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Physics. 2nd ed. F. Scheck. Springer, 2013. $99.00 (750 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-34562-3 Buy at Amazon

Statics with MATLAB^®. D. B. Marghitu, M. Dupac, N. H. Madsen. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4471-5109-8 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Physics: An Entropic Approach. I. Ford. Wiley, 2013. $59.95 paper (266 pp.). ISBN 978-1-119-97530-4 Buy at Amazon

Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory. R. D. Klauber. Sandtrove Press, 2013. $75.30 (527 pp.). ISBN 978-0-9845139-2-5 Buy at Amazon

Writing Science in Plain English. A. E. Greene. U. Chicago Press, 2013. $13.00 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-02637-4 Buy at Amazon

theory and mathematical methods

Computer Algebra in Quantum Field Theory: Integration, Summation and Special Functions. C. Schneider, J. Blümlein, eds. Springer, 2013. $179.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7091-1615-9 Buy at Amazon

Lyapunov Functionals and Stability of Stochastic Functional Differential Equations. L. Shaikhet. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-00100-5 Buy at Amazon

The Mathematical Structure of Classical and Relativistic Physics: A General Classification Diagram. E. Tonti. Birkhäuser, 2013. $149.00 (514 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7421-0 Buy at Amazon

Mechanics Down Under. J. P. Denier, M. D. Finn, eds. Springer, 2013. $199.00 (305 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5967-1 Buy at Amazon

Notes on Continuum Mechanics. E. W. V. Chaves. Springer, 2013. $119.00 (673 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5985-5 Buy at Amazon

Rational Reconstructions of Modern Physics. 2nd ed. P. Mittelstaedt. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (141 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-5592-5 Buy at Amazon

Statistical Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences. A. Bevan. Cambridge U. Press, 2013. $31.99 paper (220 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-67034-1 Buy at Amazon

Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science. 3rd ed. A. J. Chorin, O. H. Hald. Springer, 2013. $69.95 (200 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-6979-7 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Elasticity and Thermal Stresses: Explanations, Problems and Solutions. M. R. Eslami et al. Springer, 2013. $129.00 (789 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-6355-5 Buy at Amazon

Topics in Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations. J. D. Walecka. World Scientific, 2013. $48.00 paper (480 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4436-89-2 Buy at Amazon

Treatise on Classical Elasticity: Theory and Related Problems. P. P. Teodorescu. Springer, 2013. $279.00 (800 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-2615-4 Buy at Amazon