New books
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materials science
Surface Diffusion: Metals, Metal Atoms, and Clusters. G. Antczak, G. Ehrlich. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $150.00 (757 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89983-3 Buy at Amazon
miscellaneous
2009 Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. H. M. Oluseyi, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1280. Proc. mtg., Nashville, TN, Feb. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $197.00 (184 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0830-2 Buy at Amazon
nonlinear science and chaos
The Chaotic Pendulum. M. Gitterman. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $68.00 (142 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4322-00-3 Buy at Amazon
Intelligence for Nonlinear Dynamics and Synchronisation. K. Kyamakya, A. Bouchachia, J. C. Chedjou. Atlantis Computational Intelligence Systems 3. Atlantis Press, Paris, and World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $115.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 978-90-78677-33-8 Buy at Amazon
Neural Nets and Chaotic Carriers. 2nd ed. P. Whittle. Advances in Computer Science and Engineering: Texts 5. Imperial College Press, London, 2010 [1998]. $85.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-590-8 Buy at Amazon
Nonlinear Deformable-Body Dynamics. A. C. J. Luo. Nonlinear Physical Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing, and Springer, Berlin, 2010. $219.00 (386 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-12135-7 Buy at Amazon
Non-linear Mechanics. D. Graffi, ed. CIME Summer Schools 59. Proc. sch., Bressanone, Italy, June 1972. Springer, Berlin, 2010 [1973, reissued]. $69.95 paper (395 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10975-1 Buy at Amazon
Nonlinear Wave Methods for Charge Transport. L. L. Bonilla, S. W. Teitsworth. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2010. $119.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40695-1 Buy at Amazon
Quantitative Sociodynamics: Stochastic Methods and Models of Social Interaction Processes. 2nd ed. D. Helbing. Springer, Berlin, 2010 [1995]. $159.00 (333 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-11545-5 Buy at Amazon
nuclear physics
6th Mexican Nuclear Physics School. E. Padilla-Rodal, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1271. Proc. sch., Mexico City, June–July 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $159.00 paper (283 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0820-3 Buy at Amazon
Models of the Atomic Nucleus: Unification Through a Lattice of Nucleons. 2nd ed. N. D. Cook. Springer, Berlin, 2010 [2006]. $99.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14736-4 Buy at Amazon
Theory of Particle and Cluster Emission. D. S. Delion. Lecture Notes in Physics 819. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $89.95 paper (306 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14405-9 Buy at Amazon
optics and photonics
Information Optics and Photonics: Algorithms, Systems, and Applications. T. Fournel, B. Javidi, eds. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7379-5 Buy at Amazon
The Science of Imaging: An Introduction. 2nd ed. G. Saxby. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011 [2002]. $69.95 (330 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-1286-0 Buy at Amazon
Silicon Photonics II: Components and Integration. D. J. Lockwood, L. Pavesi, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 119. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $169.00 (253 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10505-0 Buy at Amazon
The Third International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics (TaCoNa-Photonics 2010). D. N. Chigrin, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1291. Proc. wksp., Bad Honnef, Germany, Nov. 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $129.00 paper (163 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0846-3 Buy at Amazon
particle physics
Exploring Fundamental Particles. L. Wolfenstein, J. P. Silva. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. $49.95 paper (277 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-3612-5 Buy at Amazon
Many-Body Boson Systems: Half a Century Later. A. F. Verbeure. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Springer, London, 2011. $89.95 (189 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85729-108-0 Buy at Amazon
plasmas and fusion
Nonlinear Physics of Plasmas. M. Kono, M. M. Škorić. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 62. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $199.00 (533 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14693-0 Buy at Amazon
popularizations
Better Living Through Science: The Basic Scientific Principles You Need to Solve Every Household Conundrum. M. Frary. Rodale Books, New York, 2010. $15.99 (144 pp.). ISBN 978-1-60529-192-5 Buy at Amazon
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. M. Brown. Spiegel & Grau/Random House, New York, 2010. $25.00 (267 pp.). ISBN 978-0-385-53108-5 Buy at Amazon
How Old Is the Universe? D. A. Weintraub. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2011. $29.95 (370 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14731-4 Buy at Amazon
The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide. R. A. Muller. W. W. Norton, New York, 2011. $16.95 (138 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-07826-8 Buy at Amazon
Neutrino. F. Close. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $18.95 (181 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957459-9 Buy at Amazon
Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe. M. Bojowald. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2010. $27.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-0-307-27285-0 Buy at Amazon
Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet. J. Bell. Plume, New York, 2010 [2006, reissued]. $30.00 paper (196 pp.). ISBN 978-0-452-29674-9 Buy at Amazon
Quantify! A Crash Course in Smart Thinking. G. Grimvall. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2011. $70.00, $25.00 paper (218 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9716-0, ISBN 978-0-8018-9717-7 paper Buy at Amazon
They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge. J. Monahan. Berkley Books, New York, 2010. $15.00 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 978-0-425-23696-3 Buy at Amazon
The Universe: A Challenge to the Mind. J. Vanier. Imperial College Press, London, 2011. $120.00, $54.00 paper (516 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-601-1, ISBN 978-1-84816-602-8 paper Buy at Amazon
quantum physics
From Current Algebra to Quantum Chromodynamics: A Case for Structural Realism. T. Y. Cao. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $85.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88933-9 Buy at Amazon
The Gaussian Approximation Potential: An Interatomic Potential Derived from First Principles Quantum Mechanics. A. Bartók-Pártay. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (88 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-14066-2 Buy at Amazon
Quantum Field Theory. 2nd ed. F. Mandl, G. Shaw. Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2010 [1984]. $105.00, $55.00 paper (478 pp.). ISBN 978-0-471-49683-0, ISBN 978-0-471-49684-7 paper Buy at Amazon
space and planetary science
On the Origin of Planets: By Means of Natural Simple Processes. M. M. Woolfson. Imperial College Press, London, 2011. $90.00, $49.00 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-598-4, ISBN 978-1-84816-599-1 paper Buy at Amazon
statistical physics and thermodynamics
Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids. A. R. H. Goodwin, J. V. Sengers, C. J. Peters, eds. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2010. $179.95 (509 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84755-806-0 Buy at Amazon
Localized States in Physics: Solitons and Patterns. O. Descalzi, M. Clerc, S. Residori, G. Assanto, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2011. $129.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-16548-1 Buy at Amazon
Machine Interpretation of Patterns: Image Analysis and Data Mining. R. K. De, D. P. Mandal, A. Ghosh, eds. Statistical Science and Interdisciplinary Research 11. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $130.00 (305 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4299-18-3 Buy at Amazon
Statistical Physics of Biomolecules: An Introduction. D. M. Zuckerman. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $89.95 (334 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-7378-2 Buy at Amazon
texts and education
2010 Physics Education Research Conference. C. Singh, M. Sabella, S. Rebello, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1289. Proc. conf., Portland, OR, July 2010. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $189.00 paper (355 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0844-9 Buy at Amazon
Classical Mechanics Illustrated by Modern Physics: 42 Problems with Solutions. D. Guéry-Odelin, T. Lahaye. Imperial College Press, London, 2010. $90.00, $45.00 paper (251 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-479-6, ISBN 978-1-84816-480-2 paper Buy at Amazon
Color for the Sciences. J. J. Koenderink. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2010. $70.00 (741 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01428-1 Buy at Amazon
Contact Mechanics and Friction: Physical Principles and Applications. V. L. Popov. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (362 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10802-0 Buy at Amazon
Dark Energy. Y. Wang. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2010. $115.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40941-9 Buy at Amazon
Dark Energy: Theory and Observations. L. Amendola, S. Tsujikawa. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $75.00 (491 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51600-6 Buy at Amazon
The Dynamics of Heat: A Unified Approach to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. 2nd ed. H. U. Fuchs. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, New York, 2010 [1996]. $139.00 (734 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7603-1 Buy at Amazon
An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics. F. LeBlanc. Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2010. $170.00, $60.00 paper (338 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-69957-7, ISBN 978-0-470-69956-0 paper Buy at Amazon
Modern Introductory Physics. 2nd ed. C. H. Holbrow et al. Springer, New York, 2010 [1999]. $99.00 (658 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-79079-4 Buy at Amazon
Networks: An Introduction. M. E. J. Newman. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $85.00 (772 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-920665-0 Buy at Amazon
Observational Cosmology. S. Serjeant. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $130.00, $60.00 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19231-6, ISBN 978-0-521-15715-5 paper Buy at Amazon
The Physical Basis of Biochemistry: Solutions Manual to the Second Edition. P. R. Bergethon, K. Hallock. Springer, New York, 2011. $39.95 paper (143 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-7363-4 Buy at Amazon
The Physics and Technology of Radiation Therapy. P. N. McDermott, C. G. Orton. Medical Physics, Madison, WI, 2010. $125.00 (856 pp.). ISBN 978-1-930524-32-3 Buy at Amazon
Science Education and Civic Engagement: The SENCER Approach. R. D. Sheardy, ed. ACS Symposium Series 1037. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2010. $150.00 (209 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8412-2553-4 Buy at Amazon
Six Quantum Pieces: A First Course in Quantum Physics. V. Scarani, L. Chua, S. Y. Liu. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $48.00, $24.00 paper (140 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4327-53-4, ISBN 978-981-4327-54-1 paper Buy at Amazon
Turbulence and Shell Models. P. D. Ditlevsen. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2011. $80.00 (152 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-19036-7 Buy at Amazon
Tutorials in Molecular Reaction Dynamics. M. Brouard, C. Vallance, eds. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2010. $79.00 (481 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85404-158-9 Buy at Amazon
Waves and Rays in Elastic Continua. M. A. Slawinski. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $120.00 (583 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4289-00-9 Buy at Amazon
theory and mathematical methods
Classical Mechanics: Theory and Mathematical Modeling. E. DiBenedetto. Cornerstones. Birkhäuser/Springer, New York, 2011. $74.95 (351 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4526-7 Buy at Amazon
Emmy Noether’s Wonderful Theorem. D. E. Neuenschwander. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2011. $75.00, $30.00 paper (243 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9693-4, ISBN 978-0-8018-9694-1 paper Buy at Amazon
Flows in Networks. L. R. Ford Jr, D. R. Fulkerson. Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2011 [1962, reissued]. $29.50 paper (194 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14667-6 Buy at Amazon
