New Books

Astronomy and astrophysics

Planetary Nebulae: Their Evolution and Role in the Universe. S. Kwok, M. Dopita, R. Sutherland, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 209. Proc. symp., Canberra, Australia, Nov. 2001. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $95.00 (651 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-148-6

Radio Astronomy at the Fringe. J. A. Zensus, M. H. Cohen, E. Ros, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 300. Proc. conf., Green Bank, WV, Oct. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-147-8

Stellar Alchemy: The Celestial Origin of Atoms. M. Cassé (translated from French by S. Lyle). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $30.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82182-7

The Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance. D. Darling. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $40.00 (570 pp.). ISBN 0-471-26569-1

Atomic and molecular physics

Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems. S. G. Karshenboim, V. B. Smirnov, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 627. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (217 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40489-9

X-ray and Inner-Shell Processes. A. Bianconi, A. Marcelli, N. L. Saini, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 652. Proc. conf., Rome, June 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $190.00 (533 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0111-X

Biological and medical physics

E. Coli in Motion. H. C. Berg. Biological and Medical Physics Biomedical Engineering . AIP Press/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (133 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00888-8

Manmade Closed Ecological Systems. I. I. Gitelson, G. M. Lisovsky, R. D. MacElroy. Earth Space Institute Book Series 9. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $110.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 0-415-29998-5

Methods in Modern Biophysics . B. Nölting. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $59.95 paper (254 pp.). ISBN 3-540-01297-4

Chemical physics

Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry: A Tribute to the Memory of Per-Olov Löwdin. Vols. 1 and 2. E. J. Brändas, E. S. Kryachko, eds. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2003. $450.00 set (1373 pp. set). ISBN 1-4020-1286-1

Computers and computational physics

Architecting Dependable Systems. R. de Lemos, C. Gacek, A. Romanovsky, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2677. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.00 paper (307 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40727-8

Automated Reasoning With Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods. M. C. Mayer, F. Pirri, eds. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 2796. Proc. conf., Rome, Sept. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $54.00 paper (270 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40787-1

Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery . Y. Kambayashi, M. Mohania, W. Wöß, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2737. Proc. conf., Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $71.00 paper (432 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40807-X

Euro-Par 2003 Parallel Processing . H. Kosch, L. Böszörményi, H. Hellwagner, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2790. Proc. conf., Klagenfurt, Austria, Aug. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $140.00 paper (1320 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40788-X

Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems. W. Truszkowski, C. Rouff, M. Hinchey, eds. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 2564. Proc. wksp., McLean, VA, Jan. 2002. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $75.00 paper (476 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40725-1

Molecular Computing. T. Sienko, A. Adamatzky, N. Rambidi, M. Conrad, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. $45.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 0-262-19487-2

The Monte Carlo Method in the Physical Sciences. J. E. Gubernatis, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 690. Proc. conf., Los Alamos, NM, June 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $150.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0162-4

A Numerical Library in Java for Scientists and Engineers . H. T. Lau. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. $99.95 (1063 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-430-4, CD-ROM

Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection. G. Vigna, E. Jonsson, C. Kruegel, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2820. Proc. symp., Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $47.00 paper (237 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40878-9

Spatio-Temporal Databases: The CHOROCHRONOS Approach. M. Koubarakis, T. Sellis, A. U. Frank, S. Grumbach, R. H. Güting, C. S. Jensen, N. Lorentzos, Y. Manolopoulos, E. Nardelli, B. Pernici, H.-J. Schek, M. Scholl, B. Theodoulidis, N. Tryfona, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2520. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $49.00 paper (352 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40552-6

Condensed matter physics

Advances in Condensed Matter and Materials Research. Vol. 4. F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $98.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-476-0

Advances in Solid State Physics . Vol. 43. B. Kramer, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $289.00 (912 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40150-4

Anderson Localization and Its Ramifications: Disorder, Phase Coherence and Electron Correlations . T. Brandes, S. Kettemann, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 630. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (315 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40785-5

Condensed Matter Physics: Crystals, Liquids, Liquid Crystals, and Polymers . G. Strobl (translated from German by S. P. Brown). Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 paper (379 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00353-3

Electron–Phonon Interaction in Low-Dimensional Structures . L. Challis, ed. Series on Semiconductor Science and Technology 10. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $144.50 (285 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850732-1

Heterogeneous Materials I: Linear Transport and Optical Properties . M. Sahimi. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 22. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (691 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00167-0

Heterogeneous Materials II: Nonlinear and Breakdown Properties and Atomistic Modeling . M. Sahimi. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 23. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (637 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00166-2

High-Field Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices . K. Leo. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 187. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $139.00 (240 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00569-2

Magnetic Superconductors . A. Narlikar, ed. Studies of High Temperature Superconductors (Advances in Research and Applications) 46. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $98.00 (200 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-797-2

Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics. A. M. Anile, W. Allegretto, C. Ringhofer. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1823. Proc. sch., Cetraro, Italy, July 1998. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $44.95 paper (141 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40802-9

Micromagnetism and the Microstructure of Ferromagnetic Solids. H. Kronmüller, M. Fähnle. Cambridge Studies in Magnetism. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $120.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 0-521-33135-8

Quantum Dot Lasers . V. M. Ustinov, A. E. Zhukov, A. Yu. Egorov, N. A. Maleev. Series on Semiconductor Science and Technology 11. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $144.50 (290 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852679-2

Quantum Hall Systems: Braid Groups, Composite Fermions, and Fractional Charge. L. Jacak, P. Sitko, K. Wieczorek, A. Wójs. International Series of Monographs on Physics 119. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $89.50 (145 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852870-1

Spectroscopy of High-T _c Superconductors: A Theoretical View. N. M. Plakida, ed. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $90.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 0-415-28808-8

Cosmology and relativity

Galaxies and Chaos . G. Contopoulos, N. Voglis, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 626. Proc. wksp., Athens, Greece, Sept. 2002. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (441 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40470-8

Quantum Gravity: From Theory to Experimental Search. D. Giulini, C. Kiefer, C. Lämmerzahl, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 631. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (400 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40810-X

Time, Quantum and Information . L. Castell, O. Ischebeck, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (456 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44033-X

Device physics

Organic Light-Emitting Devices: A Survey. J. Shinar, ed. AIP Press/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95343-4

The Theory and Practice of Swirl Atomizers. Y. I. Khavkin. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2004. $195.00 (462 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-975-0

Energy and environment

Understanding Radioactive Waste . 5th edition. R. L. Murray. K. L. Manke, eds. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2003 [1982]. $12.95 paper (231 pp.). ISBN 1-57477-135-3

Fluids

Basic Superfluids . T. Guénault. Masters Series in Physics and Astronomy. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $85.00, $26.95 paper (165 pp.). ISBN 0-7484-0891-6, ISBN 0-7484-0892-4 paper

Microelectrofluidic Systems: Modeling and Simulation. T. Zhang, K. Chakrabarty, R. B. Fair. Nano- and Microscience, Engineering, Technology, and Medicine Series. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2002. $109.95 (257 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-1276-0

A Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics: Without the Assumption of Molecular Chaos . T.-Q. Chen. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $68.00 (420 pp.). ISBN 981-238-378-6

Recent Results in Laminar-Turbulent Transition: Selected Numerical and Experimental Contributions From the DFG Priority Programme “Transition” in Germany. S. Wagner, M. Kloker, U. Rist, eds. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design 86. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $239.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40490-2

Theory and Applications of Viscous Fluid Flows . R. Kh. Zeytounian. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $109.00 (488 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44013-5

Geophysics

Earth’s Core and Lower Mantle . C. A. Jones, A. M. Soward, K. Zhang, eds. The Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics 11. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $120.00 (218 pp.). ISBN 0-415-30936-0

History and philosophy

City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center. J. Glanz, E. Lipton. Times Books, New York, 2003. $26.00 (428 pp.). ISBN 0-8050-7428-7

The Cold Wars: A History of Superconductivity . J. Matricon, G. Waysand (translated from French by C. Glashausser). Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2003. $65.00, $26.00 paper (271 pp.). ISBN 0-8135-3294-9, ISBN 0-8135-3295-7 paper

Designing Experiments & Games of Chance: The Unconventional Science of Blaise Pascal. W. R. Shea. Science History, Canton, MA, 2003. $39.95 (354 pp.). ISBN 0-88135-376-0

The Discovery of Subatomic Particles. Rev. edition. S. Weinberg. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1983]. $25.00 (206 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82351-X

Draw the Lightning Down: Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment. M. B. Schiffer. U. of Calif. Press, Berkeley, 2003. $34.95 (383 pp.). ISBN 0-520-23802-8

Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius. W. R. Shea, M. Artigas. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $28.00 (226 pp.). ISBN 0-19-516598-5

The God of Hope and the End of the World. J. Polkinghorne. Yale U. Press, New Haven, CT, 2002. $14.00 paper (154 pp.). ISBN 0-300-09855-3

The Kinetic Theory of Gases: An Anthology of Classic Papers With Historical Commentary. S. G. Brush. History of Modern Physical Sciences 1. Imperial College Press, London, 2003. $98.00, $48.00 paper (647 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-347-0, ISBN 1-86094-348-9 paper

Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science—From the Babylonians to the Maya. D. Teresi. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $15.00 paper (453 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-4379-X

The Power of Images in Early Modern Science. W. Lefèvre, J. Renn, U. Schoepflin, eds. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2003. $169.00 paper (308 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-2434-1

Instrumentation and techniques

3-D Seismic Interpretation. M. Bacon, R. Simm, T. Redshaw. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $120.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79203-7

Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry. J. L. Duggan, I. L. Morgan, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 680. Proc. conf., Denton, TX, Nov. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $280.00 (1192 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0149-7, CD-ROM

Foundations of Image Science. H. H. Barrett, K. J. Myers. Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $140.00. ISBN 0-471-15300-1

Laser in Environmental and Life Sciences: Modern Analytical Methods. P. Hering, J. P. Lay, S. Stry, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $109.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40260-8

Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: Applications and Emerging Technologies . G. Holland, S. D. Tanner, eds. Proc. conf., Durham, UK, Sept. 2002. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $269.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-603-8

Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis. 3rd ed. J. I. Goldstein, D. E. Newbury, P. Echlin, D. C. Joy, C. E. Lyman, E. Lifshin, L. Sawyer, J. R. Michael. Kluwer Academinc/Plenum, New York, 2003 [1992]. $75.00 (689 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47292-9, CD-ROM

Scanning Probe Microscopy: The Lab on a Tip. E. Meyer, H. J. Hug, R. Bennewitz. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (210 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43180-2

Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry. Vol. 7, Parts 1 and 2. D. C. Ripple, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 684. Proc. symp., Chicago, Oct. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $295.00 set (1132 pp. set). ISBN 0-7354-0153-5

Materials science

Additives in Water-Borne Coatings. G. Davison, B. Lane, eds. Proc. conf., Runcorn, UK, Sept. 2002. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $219.00 (88 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-613-5

Advances in Amorphous Semiconductors . J. Singh, K. Shimakawa. Advances in Condensed Matter Science 5. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $95.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 0-415-28770-7

Characterization and Metrology for ULSI Technology . D. G. Seiler, A. C. Diebold, T. J. Shaffner, R. McDonald, S. Zollner, R. P. Khosla, E. M. Secula, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 683. Proc. conf., Austin, TX, Mar. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $210.00 (818 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0152-7, CD-ROM

Chemical Formulation: An Overview of Surfactant-Based Preparations Used in Everyday Life. T. Hargreaves. RSC Paperbacks. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $79.95 paper (180 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-635-6

Corrosion of Metals: Physicochemical Principles and Current Problems. H. Kaesche. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $159.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00626-5

Functional Thin Films and Functional Materials: New Concepts and Technologies . D. Shi, ed. Springer Series in Materials Science 58. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $149.00 (443 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00111-5

Liquid Chromatography FTIR Microspectroscopy Microwave Assisted Synthesis. R. Bhargava et al. Advances in Polymer Science 163. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $229.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00525-0

Molecular Nanostructures . H. Kuzmany, J. Fink, M. Mehring, S. Roth, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 685. Proc. sch./conf., Kirchberg, Austria, Mar. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $215.00 (640 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0154-3

Nanotechnology Abstracts. E. V. Dirote, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2002. $49.00 (154 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-411-6

Relaxation Phenomena: Liquid Crystals, Magnetic Systems, Polymers, High-T _c Superconductors, Metallic Glasses . W. Haase, S. Wröbel, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $245.00 (716 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44269-3