New books

Acoustics

Auditory and Visual Sensations. Y. Ando; P. Cariani, ed. Springer, New York, 2009. $159.00 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0171-2

Astronomy and astrophysics

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 47. R. Blandford, J. Kormendy, E. van Dishoeck, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2009. $214.00 (630 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-0947-3

The Biggest, Baddest, Coolest Stars. D. G. Luttermoser, B. J. Smith, R. E. Stencel, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 412. Proc. wksp., Johnson City, TN, July 2007. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (263 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-704-9

The Caldwell Objects and How to Observe Them. M. Mobberley. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (273 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0325-9

The Low-Frequency Radio Universe: An Event Commemorating the Birth Centenary of Dr. Homi J. Bhabha. D. J. Saikia, D. A. Green, Y. Gupta, T. Venturi, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 407. Proc. conf., Pune, India, Dec. 2008. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (457 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-694-3

Recent Directions in Astrophysical Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiation Hydrodynamics. I. Hubeny, J. M. Stone, K. MacGregor, K. Werner, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1171. Proc. conf., Boulder, CO, Mar.-Apr. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $159.00 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0710-7

The Science and Art of Using Telescopes. P. Pugh. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (411 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-76469-6

A Spectroscopic Atlas of Bright Stars: A Pocket Field Guide. J. Martin. Astronomer’s Pocket Field Guide. Springer, New York, 2010. $29.95 paper (205 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0704-2

The Starburst-AGN Connection. W. Wang, Z. Yang, Z. Luo, Z. Chen, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 408. Proc. wksp., Shanghai, China, Oct. 2008. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (474 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-696-7

Starlight: An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs. K. Robinson. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (277 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0707-3

Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation. J. A. Guzik, P. A. Bradley, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1170. Proc. conf., Santa Fe, NM, May-June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $319.00 (645 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0707-7

Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and Explore. B. Kambič. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2010. $39.95 paper (518 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-85354-3

Atomic and molecular physics

Charged Particle Traps II: Applications. G. Werth, V. N. Gheorghe, F. G. Major. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 54. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $179.00 (275 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92260-5

Biological and medical physics

Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds. S. Vogel. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $75.00, $35.00 paper (302 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13806-0, ISBN 978-0-691-13807-7 paper

Methods in Modern Biophysics. 3rd ed. B. Nölting. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $69.95 paper (273 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03021-5

Multiscale Phenomena in Biology. R. M. Sinclair, K. M. Stiefel, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1167. Proc. conf., Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $89.00 (123 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0704-6

Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy. Y. Lemoigne, A. Caner, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Archamps, France, Nov. 2007. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $189.00, $89.95 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3095-5, ISBN 978-90-481-3096-2 paper

Chemical physics

The Chemistry of Inkjet Inks. S. Magdassi, ed. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $95.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 978-981-281-821-8

Molecular Theory of Water and Aqueous Solutions. Part 1: Understanding Water. A. Ben-Naim. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $98.00 (629 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-760-8

The Nature of the Hydrogen Bond: Outline of a Comprehensive Hydrogen Bond Theory. G. Gilli, P. Gilli. IUCr Monographs on Crystallography 23. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $130.00 (317 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-955896-4

Physical Chemistry in Depth. J. K. Fink. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, 2009. $99.00 (588 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01013-2

Understanding Chemistry. C. N. R. Rao. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $38.00 paper (300 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-603-8

Computers and computational physics

Computational Methods for Sensor Material Selection. M. A. Ryan et al., eds. Integrated Analytical Systems. Springer, New York, 2009. $159.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-73714-0

Fuzzy Information and Engineering. Vol. 2. B. Cao, T.-F. Li, C.-Y. Zhang, eds. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing 62. Proc. conf., Chongqing, China, Sept. 2009. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $399.00 paper (1754 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03663-7

Perspectives in Computation. R. Geroch. Chicago Lectures in Physics. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2009. $75.00, $25.00 paper (200 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-28854-3, ISBN 978-0-226-28855-0 paper

Condensed-matter physics

Electron Spin Resonance and Related Phenomena in Low-Dimensional Structures. M. Fanciulli, ed. Topics in Applied Physics 115. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-79364-9

Many-Body Theory of Molecules, Clusters, and Condensed Phases. N. H. March, G. G. N. Angilella, eds. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 41. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $158.00 (882 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4271-77-6

Theory of Fluctuations in Superconductors. Rev. ed. A. Larkin, A. Varlamov. International Series of Monographs on Physics 127. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2005]. $70.00 paper (418 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956483-5

Theory of Nonequilibrium Superconductivity. N. B. Kopnin. International Series of Monographs on Physics 110. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2001, reissued]. $65.00 paper (328 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956642-6

Cosmology and relativity

Cosmology Across Cultures. J. A. Rubiño-Martín, J. A. Belmonte, F. Prada, A. Alberdi, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 409. Proc. wksp., Granada, Spain, Sept. 2008. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (500 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-698-1

Eternal Inflation. S. Winitzki. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $88.00 (218 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-239-9

The Future of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology: Celebrating Stephen Hawking’s Contributions to Physics. G. W. Gibbons, E. P. S. Shellard, S. J. Rankin, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2003, reissued]. $55.00 paper (879 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-14408-7

Sources and Detection of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe. D. B. Cline, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1166. Proc. symp., Marina del Rey, CA, Feb. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $145.00 (263 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0703-9

Device physics

Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices. 2nd ed. Y. Taur, T. H. Ning. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [1998]. $90.00 (656 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-83294-6

Nanoscale Devices: Fabrication, Functionalization, and Accessibility from the Macroscopic World. G. F. Cerofolini. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $179.00 (205 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92731-0

Energy and environment

International Workshop on Advanced Material for New and Renewable Energy. L. T. Handoko, M. R. T. Siregar, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1169. Proc. wksp., Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $169.00 (296 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0706-0

Fluids

IUTAM Symposium on Unsteady Separated Flows and Their Control. M. Braza, K. Hourigan, eds. IUTAM Bookseries 14. Proc. symp., Corfu, Greece, June 2007. Springer, New York, 2009. $99.00 paper (586 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9897-0

Waves and Mean Flows. O. Bühler. Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $99.00 (341 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86636-1

Geophysics

Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics, Volcanism, and Climate Change, Vol. II. D. Wolf, P. J. González, J. Fernández. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2009. $79.95 paper (373 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0346-0147-4

Global Geodetic Observing System: Meeting the Requirements of a Global Society on a Changing Planet in 2020. H.-P. Plag, M. Pearlman, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $169.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02686-7

History and philosophy

Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft. J. Gallentine. Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight. U. Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2009. $34.95 (500 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8032-2220-5

The Cosmic Keyhole: How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe. W. Gater. Astronomers’ Universe. Springer, New York, 2009. $29.95 (239 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0512-3

David Hilbert’s Lectures on the Foundations of Physics, 1915-1927: Relativity, Quantum Theory and Epistemology. T. Sauer, U. Majer, eds. David Hilbert’s Foundational Lectures 5. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (795 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-20606-4

Downward Causation and the Neurobiology of Free Will. N. Murphy, G. F. R. Ellis, T. O’Connor, eds. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (291 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03204-2

Entanglement, Information, and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. G. Jaeger. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $89.95 (306 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92127-1

From Galileo to Gell-Mann: The Wonder That Inspired the Greatest Scientists of All Time, In Their Own Words. M. Bersanelli, M. Gargantini (translated from Italian by J. Bowden). Templeton Press, West Conshohocken, PA, 2009 [2003]. $22.36 (320 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59947-340-6

Galileo’s New Universe: The Revolution in Our Understanding of the Cosmos. S. P. Maran, L. A. Marschall. BenBella Books, Dallas, TX, 2009. $14.95 paper (174 pp.). ISBN 978-1-933771-59-5

The Hancocks of Marlborough: Rubber, Art and the Industrial Revolution—A Family of Inventive Genius. J. Loadman, F. James. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $49.95 (274 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957355-4

Space and planetary science

The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas: A Pocket Field Guide. D. Spain. Astronomer’s Pocket Field Guide. Springer, New York, 2009. $29.95 paper (260 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-87609-2

Solar Polarization 5: In Honor of Jan Olof Stenflo. S. V. Berdyugina, K. N. Nagendra, R. Ramelli, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 405. Proc. wksp., Ascona, Switzerland, Sept. 2007. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009. $77.00 (553 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58381-690-5

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

Thermodynamics of Solutions: From Gases to Pharmaceutics to Proteins. E. Ruckenstein, I. L. Shulgin. Springer, New York, 2009. $199.00 (346 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0439-3

Texts and education

Abstract Algebra: An Interactive Approach. W. Paulsen. Textbooks in Mathematics. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $99.95 (525 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-9452-7, CD-ROM

The Art of Being a Scientist: A Guide for Graduate Students and Their Mentors. R. Snieder, K. Larner. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $32.99 paper (286 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-74352-5

Classical Mechanics: An Introduction. D. Strauch. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $99.00 (405 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73615-8

Essentials of Topology with Applications. S. G. Krantz. Textbooks in Mathematics. CRC Press/Taylor Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $89.95 (404 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8974-5

Introduction to General Relativity. L. Ryder. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $75.00 (441 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84563-2

Introduction to Seismology. 2nd ed. P. M. Shearer. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [1999]. $140.00, $70.00 paper (396 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88210-1, ISBN 978-0-521-70842-5 paper

Mathematical Methods in Physics: Partial Differential Equations, Fourier Series, and Special Functions. V. Henner, T. Belozerova, K. Forinash. A. K. Peters, Ltd., Wellesley, MA, 2009. $115.00 (841 pp.). ISBN 978-1-56881-335-6, CD-ROM

Mathematics for Physics: A Guided Tour for Graduate Students. M. Stone, P. Goldbart. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $90.00 (806 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85403-0

Numerical Matrix Analysis: Linear Systems and Least Squares. I. C. F. Ipsen. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $59.00 paper (128 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-76-4

Quantum Transport: Introduction to Nanoscience. Y. V. Nazarov, Y. M. Blanter. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $99.00 (581 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-83246-5

The Silicon Web: Physics for the Internet Age. M. G. Raymer. Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009. $89.95 (571 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0311-0

Special Relativity. T. M. Helliwell. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2010. $46.50 paper (305 pp.). ISBN 978-1-891389-61-0

Viscoelastic Waves in Layered Media. R. D. Borcherdt. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $140.00 (305 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89853-9

Theory and mathematical methods

Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Basic Theory and Advanced Methods. D. Marx, J. Hutter. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $80.00 (567 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-89863-8

Advanced Classical Field Theory. G. Giachetta, L. Mangiarotti, G. Sardanashvily. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2009. $98.00 (382 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-895-7

Classical and Modern Numerical Analysis: Theory, Methods and Practice. A. S. Ackleh, E. J. Allen, R. B. Hearfott, P. Seshaiyer. Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing. CRC/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $99.95 (608 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-9157-1

The Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation: Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Computations and Physical Perspectives. P. G. Kevrekidis. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 232. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $269.00 (415 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89198-7

Fourier-Mukai and Nahm Transforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics. C. Bartocci, U. Bruzzo, D. H. Ruipérez. Progress in Mathematics 276. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2009. $119.00 (423 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-3246-5

Geometry and Physics. F. Etayo, M. Fioravanti, R. Santamaría, eds. AlP Conference Proceedings 1130. Proc. wksp., Castro Urdiales, Spain, Sept. 2008. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $118.00 paper (195 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0666-7

Hilbert Space Methods in Quantum Mechanics. W. O. Amrein. Fundamental Sciences. EPFL Press/CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2009. $94.95 (395 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-6681-4

Hilbert Transforms. Vol. 1. F. W. King. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 124. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $144.00 (858 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88762-5

Hilbert Transforms. Vol. 2. F. W. King. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 125. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $135.00 (669 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51720-1

Linear Systems Theory. J. P. Hespanha. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009. $59.95 (263 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-14021-6

Mechanical Systems, Classical Models. Vol. 3: Analytical Mechanics. P. P. Teodorescu (translated from Romanian by P. P. Teodorescu). Mathematical and Analytical Techniques with Applications to Engineering. Springer, New York, 2009 [2002]. $199.00 (772 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2763-4

Noncommutative Spacetimes: Symmetries in Noncommutative Geometry and Field Theory. P. Aschieri et al. Lecture Notes in Physics 774. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $79.95 (199 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-89792-7

Polygons, Polyominoes and Polycubes. A. J. Guttmann, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 775. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $129.00 (490 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9926-7

Potential Theory. L. L. Helms. Universitext. Springer, New York, 2009. $69.95 paper (441 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84882-318-1

Problems in Real Analysis: Advanced Calculus on the Real Axis. T.-L. T. Rădulescu, V. D. Rădulescu, T. Andreescu. Springer, New York, 2009. $79.95 paper (452 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-77378-0

Quantum Trajectories and Measurements in Continuous Time: The Diffusive Case. A. Barchielli, M. Gregoratti. Lecture Notes in Physics 782. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $89.95 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-01297-6

Solved Problems in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics. C. Gignoux, B. Silvestre-Brac. Springer, New York, 2009. $119.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2392-6

Stochastic Tools in Mathematics and Science. 2nd ed. A. J. Chorin, O. H. Hald. Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences 1. Springer, New York, 2009 [2006]. $44.95 paper (162 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1001-1

Tensors and Manifolds: With Applications to Physics. 2nd ed. R. H. Wasserman. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2004, reissued]. $60.00 paper (447 pp.). ISBN 978-01-9-956482-8