New books

Instrumentation and techniques

Femtosecond Laser Filamentation . S. L. Chin. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 55. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (130 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0687-8

Fundamentals of Radar Imaging. M. Cheney, B. Borden. CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics 79. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $59.00 (140 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-77-1

International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques. K. Bharuth-Ram, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1194. Proc. conf., Crete, Greece, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 paper (185 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0731-2

Studying Kinetics with Neutrons: Prospects for Time-Resolved Neutron Scattering. G. Eckold, H. Schober, S. E. Nagler, eds. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 161. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $159.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03308-7

Materials science

Electrical Properties of Materials. 8th ed. L. Solymar, D. Walsh. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2004]. $100.00, $55.00 paper (443 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956592-4, ISBN 978-0-19-956591-7 paper

Gels: Structures, Properties, and Functions—Fundamentals and Applications. M. Tokita, K. Nishinari, eds. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science 136. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $249.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00864-1

Introduction to Nanoscience. S. M. Lindsay. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010.

$99.00, $59.95 paper (457 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-954420-2, ISBN 978-0-19-954421-9 paper, CD-ROM

Theoretical Surface Science: A Microscopic Perspective. 2nd ed. A. Groß. Springer, Berlin, 2009 [2003]. $99.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-68966-9

Thermoelasticity with Finite Wave Speeds. J. Ignaczak, M. Ostoja-Starzewski. Oxford Mathematical Monographs. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $130.00 (413 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-954164-5

Zeolite Characterization and Catalysis: A Tutorial. A. W. Chester, E. G. Derouane, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $239.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9677-8

Miscellaneous

Units of Measurement: Past, Present and Future—International System of Units. S. V. Gupta. Springer Series in Materials Science 122. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $129.00 (158 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00737-8

Nonlinear science and chaos

Interest Rates and Coupon Bonds in Quantum Finance. B. E. Baaquie. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $90.00 (490 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88928-5

Ray and Wave Chaos in Ocean Acoustics: Chaos in Waveguides. D. Makarov, S. Prants, A. Virovlyansky, G. Zaslavsky. Series on Complexity, Nonlinearity and Chaos 1. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $108.00 (388 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4273-17-6

Stability and Chaos in Celestial Mechanics.

A. Celletti. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2010. $139.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-85145-5

Optics and photonics

Electromagnetic Wave Scattering on Nonspherical Particles: Basic Methodology and Simulations. T. Rother. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 145. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $159.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00703-3, CD-ROM

Extreme Photonics and Applications. T. J. Hall, S. V. Gaponenko, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. inst., Ottawa, ON, Canada, Nov.—Dec. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $189.00, $89.95 paper (250 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3632-2, ISBN 978-90-481-3633-9 paper

Generalized Phase Contrast: Applications in Optics and Photonics. J. Glückstad, D. Palima. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 146. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $159.00 (315 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2838-9

Laser Heterodyning. V. V. Protopopov. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 149. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (355 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02337-8

Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials. C. Denz, S. Flach, Y. S. Kivshar, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 150. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $159.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02065-0

Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications. W. Cai, V. Shalaev. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (200 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1150-6

Polarisation: Applications in Remote Sensing. S. R. Cloude. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010. $120.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956973-1

Principles of Lasers. 5th ed. O. Svelto (translated from Italian and edited by D. C. Hanna). Springer, New York, 2010 [1998]. $99.00 (620 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1301-2

Scattering of Photons by Many-Electron Systems. A. N. Hopersky, V. A. Yavna. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 58. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $129.00 (132 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04255-3

Particle physics

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 59. B. R. Holstein, W. C. Haxton, A. Jawahery, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2009. $84.00 (568 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-1559-7

The Dark Side of the Universe. C. Balázs, F. Wang, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1178. Proc. wksp., Melbourne, Australia, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $89.00 paper (149 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0719-0

An Introduction to Particle Physics and the Standard Model. R. Mann. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (592 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8298-2

Sixth International Workshop on Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions in the Few-GEV Region (NUINT-09). F. Sanchez et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1189. Proc. wksp., Sitges, Spain, May 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $197.00 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0725-1

The Standard Model and Beyond. P. Langacker. Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology, and Gravitation. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (663 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-7906-7

Workshop on Calculation of Double-Beta-Decay Matrix Elements (MEDEX ′09). O. Civitarese, I. Štekl, J. Suhonen, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1180. Proc. wksp., Prague, Czech Republic, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $109.00 paper (157 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0721-3

Plasmas and fusion

Complex and Dusty Plasmas: From Laboratory to Space. V. E. Fortov, G. E. Morfill, eds. Series in Plasma Physics 25. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $129.95 (418 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8311-8

Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy. H.-J. Kunze. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 56. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02232-6

New Developments in Nonlinear Plasma Physics. B. Eliasson, P. K. Shukla, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1188. Proc. sch. and proc. symp., Trieste, Italy, Aug. 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $217.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0754-1

Power Exhaust in Fusion Plasmas. W. Fundamenski. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $125.00 (431 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85171-8

Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas: Proceedings of the 18th Topical Conference. V. Bobkov, J.-M. Noterdaeme, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1187. Proc. conf., Gent, Belgium, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $356.00 (678 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0753-4

Popularizations

After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic. A. Anderson. Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins, New York, 2009. $26.99 (298 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-157907-3

Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science. J. D. Barrow. W. W. Norton, New York, 2009 [2008, reissued]. $19.95 paper (608 pp.). ISBN 978-0-393-33799-0

Did Time Begin? Will Time End? Maybe the Big Bang Never Occurred. P. H. Frampton. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $28.00 (108 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4280-58-7

Flatland: An Edition with Notes and Commentary. E. A. Abbott, W. F. Lindgren, T. F. Banchoff. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $50.00, $14.99 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-76988-4, ISBN 978-0-521-75994-6 paper

Gold Medal Physics: The Science of Sports. J. E. Goff. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2010. $65.00, $25.00 paper (214 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9321-6, ISBN 978-0-8018-9322-3 paper

In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time. D. Falk. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2010 [2008, reissued]. $15.99 paper (329 pp.). ISBN 978-0-312-60351-9

Lake Views: This World and the Universe. S. Weinberg. Belknap Press/Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $25.95 (259 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-03515-7

The Magnetic Universe: The Elusive Traces of an Invisible Force. J. B. Zirker. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2009. $70.00, $35.00 paper (296 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-9301-8, ISBN 978-0-8018-9302-5 paper

No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. F. C. Frankel, G. M. White-sides. Belknap/Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $35.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 978-0-674-03566-9

Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction. S. Hough. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2010. $24.95 (260 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-13816-9

Science: Dramatic—Science Plays in America and Great Britain, 1990-2007. E.-S. Zehelein. American Studies—A Monograph Series 180. Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg, Germany, 2009. $49.81 (380 pp.). ISBN 978-3-8253-5655-2

Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics. 2nd ed. C. I. Calle. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010 [2001]. $59.95 paper (543 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-1073-6

When the Universe Took a U-Turn. B. G. Sidharth. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $58.00 (186 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4277-81-5

Society and government

God vs. Darwin: The War Between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom. M. Singham. Rowman & Littlefield Education, Lanham, MD, 2009. $34.95 (173 pp.). ISBN 978-1-60709-169-1

The Science on Women and Science. C. H. Sommers, ed. AEI Press, Washington, DC, 2009. $20.00 paper (330 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8447-4281-6

Space and planetary science

Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). D. McComas, G. Zank, N. Schwadron, eds. Springer, New York, 2010. $159.00 (369 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1447-7

Lunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe Them. B. Cudnik. Astronomers’ Observing Guides. Springer, New York, 2009. $34.95 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0323-5

Methods of Celestial Mechanics. Vol. 1: Physical, Mathematical, and Numerical Principles. 2nd ed. G. Beutler. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, 2010 [2005]. $129.00 (464 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10529-6

Physics of the Sun: A First Course. D. J. Mullan. Series in Pure and Applied Physics. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (360 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-8307-1

Saturn from Cassini-Huygens. M. K. Dougherty, L. W. Esposito, S. M. Krimigis, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $119.00 (805 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9216-9, DVD-ROM

Space Manifold Dynamics: Novel Space-ways for Science and Exploration. E. Perozzi, S. Ferraz-Mello, eds. Springer, New York, 2010. $189.00 (258 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0347-1

Titan from Cassini-Huygens. R. H. Brown, J.-P. Lebreton, J. H. Waite, eds. Springer, New York, 2009. $119.00 (535 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-9214-5, DVD-ROM

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

Concepts in Thermal Physics. 2nd ed. S. J. Blundell, K. M. Blundell. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2006]. $99.00, $55.00 paper (493 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956209-1, ISBN 978-0-19-956210-7 paper

Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics. 4th ed. D. Jou, J. Casas-Vázquez, G. Lebon. Springer, New York, 2010 [2001]. $159.00 (483 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3073-3

Quantum Thermodynamics: Emergence of Thermodynamic Behavior Within Composite Quantum Systems. 2nd ed. J. Gemmer, M. Michel, G. Mahler. Lecture Notes in Physics 784. Springer, Berlin, 2009 [2004]. $89.95 (346 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-70509-3

Statistical Physics: Modern Trends and Applications. B. Berche, N. Bogolyubov Jr, R. Folk, Y. Holovatch, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1198. Proc. conf., Lviv, Ukraine, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $159.00 paper (258 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0735-0

Texts and education

2010 Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields. American Institute of Physics. AIP, Melville, NY, 2010. $76.00 paper (824 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0717-6

Analysis and Algebra on Differentiable Manifolds: A Workbook for Students and Teachers. Rev. ed. P. M. Gadea, J. Muñoz Masqué. Springer, New York, 2009 [2001]. $69.95 paper (438 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3563-9

Communicating Science: Professional, Popular, Literary. N. Russell. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $99.00, $31.99 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-11383-0, ISBN 978-0-521-13172-8 paper

Discrete Mathematics: Proofs, Structures, and Applications. 3rd ed. R. Garnier, J. Taylor. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010 [2001]. $89.95 (821 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-1280-8

Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist. D. M. Schultz. American Meteorological Society, Boston, 2009. $45.00 paper (412 pp.). ISBN 978-1-878220-91-2

Fluvial Hydraulics. S. L. Dingman. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009. $95.00 (559 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-517286-7

Foundations of Quantum Chromody-namics: An Introduction to Perturbative Methods in Gauge Theories. 3rd ed. T. Muta. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 78. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010 [1997]. $86.00, $55.00 paper (409 pp.). ISBN 978-981-279-353-9, ISBN 978-981-279-354-6 paper

Fundamentals in Air Pollution: From Processes to Modelling. B. Sportisse (translated from French by B. Sportisse). Springer, New York, 2010 [2008]. $89.95 (299 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2969-0

Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions. 4th ed. W. Greiner, B. Müller. Springer, Berlin, 2009 [2000]. $109.00 paper (404 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-87842-1

Ionospheres: Physics, Plasma Physics, and Chemistry. 2nd ed. R. W. Schunk, A. F. Nagy. Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2000]. $150.00 (628 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-87706-0

Mathematics for Physicists and Engineers: Fundamentals and Interactive Study Guide. K. Weltner, W. J. Weber, J. Grosjean, P. Schuster. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $99.00 (588 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00172-7, CD-ROM

Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques. D. Koller, N. Friedman. Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. $95.00 (1231 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-01319-2

Quantum Measurement and Control. H. M. Wiseman, G. J. Milburn. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $75.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-80442-4

Theory and mathematical methods

Application of Mathematics in Technical and Natural Sciences. M. D. Todorov, C. I. Christov, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1186. Proc. conf., Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $246.00 paper (460 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0752-7

Electromagnetic Anisotropy and Bianisotropy: A Field Guide. T. G. Mackay, A. Lakhtakia. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $70.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 978-981-4289-61-0

Elementary Feedback Stabilization of the Linear Reaction-Convection-Diffusion Equation and the Wave Equation. W. Liu. Mathématiques and Applications 66. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $119.00 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04612-4