New books

Materials science

Light Scattering in Solids IX: Novel Materials and Techniques. M. Cardona, R. Merlin, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 108. Springer, New York, 2007. $179.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-34435-3

Liquid Crystals. 2nd ed. I.-C. Khoo. Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics . Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2007 [1995]. $135.00 (368 pp.). ISBN 978-0-471-75153-3

Magnetic Nanostructures. B. Atkas, L. Tagirov, F. Mikailov, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 94. Springer, New York, 2007. $159.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-49334-1

Magneto-Science: Magnetic Field Effects on Materials—Fundamentals and Applications. M. Yamaguchi, Y. Tanimoto, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 89. Kodansha, Tokyo, and Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (354 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-37061-1

Spin Dynamics in Confined Magnetic Structures III. B. Hillebrands, A. Thiaville, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 101. Springer, New York, 2006. $229.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-20108-3

Transport in Multilayered Nanostructures: The Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Approach. J. K. Freericks. Imperial College Press, London, 2006. $95.00 (327 pp.). ISBN 978-1-86094-705-6

Miscellaneous

2006 Physics Education Research Conference. L. McCullough, L. Hsu, P. Heron, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 883. Proc. conf., Syracuse, NY, July 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $115.00 paper (198 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0383-3

Advanced Summer School in Physics 2006. O. Miranda et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 885. Proc. sch., Mexico City, July 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $117.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0385-7

Extreme Man-Made and Natural Hazards in Dynamics of Structures. A. Ibrahimbegovic, I. Kozar, eds. NATO Security Through Science Series C: Environmental Security. Proc. wksp., Opatija, Croatia, May–June 2006. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $209.00, $89.95 paper (397 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5654-3, ISBN 978-1-4020-5655-0 paper

Modern Trends in Physics Research. L. El Nadi, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 888. Proc. conf., Cairo, Egypt, Apr. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $169.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0394-9

The Physics Handbook: Fundamentals and Key Equations. 2nd ed. C. P. Poole Jr. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007 [1998]. $100.00 paper (514 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40699-9

Nonlinear science and chaos

Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 18. Y. Weiss, B. Schölkopf, J. C. Platt, eds. Bradford Books. Proc. conf., Vancouver, BC, Canada, Dec. 2005. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $100.00 (1668 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-23253-1

Cooperative Behavior in Neural Systems. P. L. Garrido, J. Marro, J. J. Torres, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 887. Proc. conf., Granada, Spain, Sept. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $110.00 (268 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0390-1

Cybernetical Physics: From Control of Chaos to Quantum Control. A. L. Fradkov. Understanding Complex Systems . Springer, New York, 2007. $119.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-46275-0

Introduction to Non-Kerr Law Optical Solitons. A. Biswas, S. Konar. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Science 9. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $89.95 (198 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58488-638-9

Nonlinear Analysis and Semilinear Elliptic Problems. A. Ambrosetti, A. Malchiodi. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 104. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $75.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86320-9

Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Vol. IIIA: Overview. A. Minai, Y. Bar-Yam, eds. New England Complex Systems Institute Book Series. Proc. conf., Cambridge, MA, May 2000. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 paper (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-35870-1

Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Vol. IIIB: New Research. A. Minai, Y. Bar-Yam, eds. New England Complex Systems Institute Book Series. Proc. conf., Cambridge, MA, May 2000. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 paper (376 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-35864-0

Optics and photonics

Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photo-induced Reactions. O. Köhn, L. Wöste, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 87. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (841 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-68037-6

Gas Lasers. M. Endo, R. F. Walter, eds. Optical Science and Engineering 121. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $139.95 (556 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8493-3553-2

ICAME 2005. Vol. 1. P.-E. Lippens, J.-C. Jumas, J.-M. R. Génin, eds. Proc. conf., Montpellier, France, Sept. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $209.00 (708 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-49848-3

ICAME 2005. Vol. 2. P.-E. Lippens, J.-C. Jumas, J.-M. R. Génin, eds. Proc. conf., Montpellier, France, Sept. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $209.00 (684 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-49852-0

Modern Optical Spectroscopy: With Examples from Biophysics and Biochemistry. W. W. Parson. Springer, New York, 2007. $199.00 (512 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-37535-7

Optical Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids. B. Henderson, G. F. Imbusch. Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials 44. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006 [1989, reissued]. $84.50 paper (645 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-929862-4

Optically Anomalous Crystals. A. Shtukenberg, Y. O. Punin; B. Kahr, ed. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $159.00 (253 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-5287-3

Optics, Light, and Lasers: The Practical Approach to Modern Aspects of Photonics and Laser Physics. 2nd rev. ed. D. Meschede. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007 [2004]. $95.00 paper (560 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40628-9

Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 3: Applications. P. Gönter, J.-P. Huignard, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 115. Springer, New York, 2007. $149.00 (365 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-34443-0

Quantum Nonlinear Optics. E. Hanamura, Y. Kawabe, A. Yamanaka. Springer, New York, 2007. $69.95 (234 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-42332-4

Speckle Phenomena in Optics: Theory and Applications. J. W. Goodman. Roberts & Company, Englewood, CO, 2007. $98.50 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-0-9747077-9-2

Spectrograph Design Fundamentals. J. F. James. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $120.00 (191 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86463-3

Particle physics

Advanced Quantum Theory. 3rd ed. M. D. Scadron. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007 [1991]. $88.00 (424 pp.). ISBN 978-981-270-050-6

Beam Instrumentation Workshop 2006. T. S. Meyer, R. C. Webber, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 868. Proc. wksp., Batavia, IL, May 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $215.00 (588 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0369-7, CD-ROM

Hadronic Shower Simulation Workshop. M. Albrow, R. Raja, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 896. Proc. wksp., Batavia, IL, Sept. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $108.00 paper (254 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0401-4

IFAE 2006. G. Montagna, O. Nicrosini, V. Vercesi, eds. Proc. wksp., Pavia, Italy, Apr. 2006. Springer, New York, 2007. $89.95 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 978-88-470-0529-7

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: A Time-Dependent Perspective. D. J. Tannor. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2007. $84.50 (662 pp.). ISBN 978-1-891389-23-8

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: Schrödinger Equation and Path Integral. H. J. W. Möller-Kirsten. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $98.00, $58.00 paper (805 pp.). ISBN 978-981-256-691-1, ISBN 978-981-256-692-8 paper

Ion Beam Science: Solved and Unsolved Problems. Parts 1 and 2. P. Sigmund, ed. Proc. symp., Copenhagen, May 2006. Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen, 2006. $125.00 set (755 pp. set). ISBN 978-87-7304-330-1

Modern Aspects of Spin Physics. W. Pötz, J. Fabian, U. Hohenester, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 712. Springer, New York, 2007. $59.95 (128 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-38590-5

Pairing in Fermionic Systems: Basic Concepts and Modern Applications. A. Sedrakian, J. W. Clark, M. Alford, eds. Series on Advances in Quantum Many-Body Theory 8. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $98.00 (285 pp.). ISBN 978-981-256-907-3

Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum VII. J. E. F. T. Ribeiro, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 892. Proc. conf., Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Sept. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $199.00 (548 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0396-3

The Standard Model: A Primer. C. P. Burgess, G. D. Moore. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $75.00 (542 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86036-9

Plasmas and fusion

Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows: Astronum-2006. N. V. Pogorelov, G. P. Zank, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 359. Proc. conf., Palm Springs, CA, Mar. 2006. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2006. $77.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 978-1-583812-27-3

Physics of Strongly Coupled Plasma. V. E. Fortov, I. T. Iakubov, A. G. Khrapak. International Series of Monographs on Physics 135. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $130.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-929980-5

Plasma Cathode Electron Sources: Physics, Technology, Applications. E. Oks. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $145.00 (171 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40634-0

Reconnection of Magnetic Fields: Magnetohydrodynamics and Collisionless Theory and Observations. J. Birn, E. R. Priest, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007. $135.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-85420-7

Popularizations

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age. M. Collins, ed. Smithsonian Books/Collins, New York, 2007. $35.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-0-06-089781-9

Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life. P. Davies. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2007. $26.00 (315 pp.). ISBN 978-0-618-59226-5

Galileo’s Gout: Science in an Age of Endarkenment. G. Weissmann. Bellevue Literary Press, New York, 2007. $25.00 (192 pp.). ISBN 978-1-934137-00-0

The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World. P. F. Schewe. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2007. $27.95 (311 pp.). ISBN 978-0-309-10260-5

Heaven and Earth: Unseen by the Naked Eye. D. Malin, K. Roucoux. Phaidon Press, New York, 2007 [2002, reissued]. $24.95 paper (382 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7148-4760-3

I Am a Strange Loop. D. R. Hofstadter. Basic Books, New York, 2007. $26.95 (412 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-03078-1

The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge. C. A. Pickover. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2007 [2002, reissued]. $18.99 paper (351 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-70084-9

The Motion Paradox: The 2,500-Year-Old Puzzle Behind All the Mysteries of Time and Space. J. Mazur. Dutton/Penguin, New York, 2007. $24.95 (262 pp.). ISBN 978-0-525-94992-3

Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas. J. Havil. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $24.95 (196 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12056-0

Sky in a Bottle. P. Pesic. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007 [2005, reissued]. $12.95 paper (262 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-66200-0

Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves. D. Kennefick. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $35.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-11727-0

Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry. I. Stewart. Basic Books, New York, 2007. $26.95 (290 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-08236-0

Why the Sky Is Blue: Discovering the Color of Life. G. Hoeppe (translated from German with J. Stewart). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $29.95 (336 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12453-7