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cosmology and relativity

Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe: Cosmological Perturbations and Inflationary Theory. D. S. Gorbunov, V. A. Rubakov. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $156.00, $76.00 paper (489 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4322-22-5, ISBN 978-981-4343-78-7 paper Buy at Amazon

Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe: Hot Big Bang Theory. D. S. Gorbunov, V. A. Rubakov. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $158.00, $78.00 paper (473 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4322-24-9, ISBN 978-981-4343-97-8 paper Buy at Amazon

Lectures on Gravitation. A. Das. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $99.00, $48.00 paper (338 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4329-37-8, ISBN 978-981-4329-38-5 paper Buy at Amazon

device physics

Catalytic Microreactors for Portable Power Generation. S. Karagiannidis. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (112 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-17667-8 Buy at Amazon

Inertial MEMS: Principles and Practice. V. Kempe. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $120.00 (475 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76658-6 Buy at Amazon

Model of the Response Function of CUORE Bolometers. M. Vignati. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (107 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1231-7 Buy at Amazon

Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors. J. P. Reithmaier et al., eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Sozopol, Bulgaria, May–June 2010. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2011. $269.00, $129.00 paper (582 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-0902-7, ISBN 978-94-007-0905-8 paper Buy at Amazon

Powering Autonomous Sensors: An Integral Approach with Focus on Solar and RF Energy Harvesting. M. T. Penella-López, M. Gasulla-Forner. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (147 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1572-1 Buy at Amazon

Reliable Communications for Short-Range Wireless Systems. I. Guvenc, S. Gezici, Z. Sahinoglu, U. C. Kozat, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $125.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76317-2 Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

Oil and Gas Resources in China: A Roadmap to 2050. G. Liu, C. Yang, T. Hao, X. Luo, eds. Science Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2010. $99.00 paper (110 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-13903-1 Buy at Amazon

Turbulent Premixed Flames. N. Swaminathan, K. N. C. Bray, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $125.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76961-7 Buy at Amazon

geophysics

Accretionary Prisms and Convergent Margin Tectonics in the Northwest Pacific Basin. Y. Ogawa, R. Anma, Y. Dilek, eds. Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences 8. Springer, New York, 2011. $179.00 (277 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-8884-0 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Vol. 39. R. Jeanloz, K. H. Freeman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2011. $91.00 (681 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-2039-3 Buy at Amazon

The Drift of Sea Ice. 2nd ed. M. Leppäranta. Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences. Praxis/Springer, Berlin, 2011 [2005]. $179.00 (347 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04682-7 Buy at Amazon

Geomagnetic Observations and Models. M. Mandea, M. Korte, eds. IAGA Special Sopron Book Series 5. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-9857-3 Buy at Amazon

Geomagnetism: Solid Earth and Upper Atmosphere Perspectives. N. Basavaiah. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2011. $179.00 (486 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-0402-2 Buy at Amazon

Mantle Convection for Geologists. G. F. Davies. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $60.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19800-4 Buy at Amazon

Physical Soil Mechanics. G. Gudehus. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $289.00 (840 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-36353-8 Buy at Amazon

River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis. J. D. Milliman, K. L. Farnsworth. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $160.00 (384 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87987-3 Buy at Amazon

history and philosophy

Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science. S. Mitton. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011 [2005, reissued]. $36.99 paper (369 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-18947-7 Buy at Amazon

Geometric Possibility. G. Belot. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2011. $55.00 (219 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-959532-7 Buy at Amazon

Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology: From Thales to Heraclides Ponticus. D. L. Couprie. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 374. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-8115-8 Buy at Amazon

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival. D. Kaiser. W. W. Norton, New York, 2011. $26.95 (372 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-07636-3 Buy at Amazon

Physics Is Fun: Memoirs of a Life in Physics. R. Wilson. R. Wilson, 2011. $34.99 paper (596 pp.). ISBN 978-0-615-42158-2 Buy at Amazon

Russian Space Probes: Scientific Discoveries and Future Missions. B. Harvey, O. Zakutnyaya. Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2011. $44.95 paper (514 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-8149-3 Buy at Amazon

Science Secrets: The Truth About Darwin’s Finches, Einstein’s Wife, and Other Myths. A. A. Martínez. U. Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011. $24.95 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8229-4407-2 Buy at Amazon

Scientist Spies: A Memoir of My Three Parents and the Atom Bomb. P. Broda. Troubador, Leicester, UK, 2011. $28.90 (333 pp.). ISBN 978-184876-6075 Buy at Amazon

The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy. S. B. McGrayne. Yale U. Press, New Haven, CT, 2011. $27.50 (320 pp.). ISBN 978-0-300-16969-0 Buy at Amazon

instrumentation and techniques

Aberration-Corrected Imaging in Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Introduction. R. Erni. Imperial College Press, London, 2010. $88.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-536-6 Buy at Amazon

Polarized Sources, Targets and Polarimetry. G. Ciullo, M. Contalbrigo, P. Lenisa, eds. Proc. wksp., Ferrara, Italy, Sept. 2009. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $126.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4324-91-5 Buy at Amazon

TDLS 2009. F. K. Tittel, M. W. Sigrist, eds. Proc. conf., Zermatt, Switzerland, July 2009. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $199.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02291-3 Buy at Amazon

materials science

Atomic Scale Characterization and First-Principles Studies of Si₃N₄ Interfaces. W. Walkosz. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (108 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7816-5 Buy at Amazon

Cross-Linked Liquid Crystalline Systems: From Rigid Polymer Networks to Elastomers. D. J. Broer, G. P. Crawford, S. Žumer, eds. The Liquid Crystals Book Series. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $189.95 (605 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-4622-9 Buy at Amazon

Design, Synthesis and Characterization of New Supramolecular Architectures. M. Baroncini. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $99.00 (90 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-19284-5 Buy at Amazon

Device Architecture and Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Devices: Targeting High Current Densities and Control of the Triplet Concentration. S. Schols. Springer, New York, 2011. $129.00 (154 pp.). ISBN 978-94-007-1607-0 Buy at Amazon

Extreme States of Matter: On Earth and in the Cosmos. V. E. Fortov. Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $99.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16463-7 Buy at Amazon

Fullerenes: Nanochemistry, Nanomagnetism, Nanomedicine, Nanophotonics. E. F. Sheka. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $139.95 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0642-5 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Materials Science: The Microstructure–Property Relationship Using Metals as Model Systems. E. J. Mittemeijer. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $99.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10499-2 Buy at Amazon

Glassy Materials and Disordered Solids: An Introduction to Their Statistical Mechanics. Rev. ed. K. Binder, W. Kob. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011 [2005]. $107.00 (547 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4350-17-4 Buy at Amazon

Graphene and Its Fascinating Attributes. S. K. Pati, T. Enoki, C. N. R. Rao, eds. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2011. $90.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4329-35-4 Buy at Amazon