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September 2003, page 63
Astronomy and astrophysics Fluids
Atomic and Molecular Physics Geophysics
Biophysics and Medical Physics History and Philosophy
Chemical Physics Instrumentation and Techniques
Computers and Computational Physics Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics Nonlinear Science and Chaos
Cosmology and Relativity Nuclear Physics
Device Physics Optics and Photonics
Energy and Environment

Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Physics of Interstellar Dust. E. Krügel. Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $135.00 (559 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0861-3
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Single-Dish Radio Astronomy: Techniques and Applications. S. Stanimirovic, D. R. Altschuler, P. F. Goldsmith, C. J. Salter, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 278. Proc. sch., Arecibo, Puerto Rico, June 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (536 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-120-6
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Statistical Challenges in Astronomy. E. D. Feigelson, G. J. Babu, eds. Proc. conf., University Park, Pa., July 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (506 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95546-1
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Stellar Coronae in the Chandra and XMM-Newton Era. F. Favata, J. J. Drake, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 277. Proc. symp., Noordwijk, the Netherlands, June 2001. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2002. $57.00 (637 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-119-2
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Atomic and Molecular Physics

Van der Waals Complexes in Supersonic Beams: Laser Spectroscopy of Neutral-Neutral Interactions. J. Koperski. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $115.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40384-1
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Biophysics and Medical Physics

Epilepsy as a Dynamic Disease. J. Milton, P. Jung, eds. Biological and Medical Physics Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42762-7
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Neural Engineering: Computation, Representation, and Dynamics in Neurobiological Systems. C. Eliasmith, C. H. Anderson. Computational Neuroscience. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. $49.95 (356 pp.). ISBN 0-262-05071-4
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Nuclides.net: An Integrated Environment for Computations on Radionuclides and Their Radiation. J. Magill. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $850.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43448-8, CD-ROM
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Chemical Physics

Computational Modeling of Homogeneous Catalysis. F. Maseras, A. Lledós, eds. Catalysis by Metal Complexes 25. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $145.00 (365 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0933-X
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Principles of the Quantum Control of Molecular Processes. M. Shapiro, P. Brumer. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $79.95 (354 pp.). ISBN 0-471-24184-9
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Single Molecule Detection in Solution: Methods and Applications. Ch. Zander, J. Enderlein, R. A. Keller, eds. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $165.00 (371 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40310-8
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Computers and Computational Physics

Finite Element Methods With B-Splines. K. Höllig. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. $65.00 (145 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-533-4
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Condensed Matter Physics

Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids. E. Kaxiras. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00, $60.00 paper (676 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81010-8, ISBN 0-521-52339-7 paper
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Bridging Time Scales: Molecular Simulations for the Next Decade. P. Nielaba, M. Mareschal, G. Ciccotti, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 605. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $109.00 (500 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44317-7
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Fluctuations, Order, and Defects. G. F. Mazenko. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $125.00 (673 pp.). ISBN 0-471-32840-5
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Microscopic Approaches to Quantum Liquids in Confined Geometries. E. Krotscheck, J. Navarro, eds. Series on Advances in Quantum Many-Body Theory 4. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4640-4
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Morphology of Condensed Matter: Physics and Geometry of Spatially Complex Systems. K. Mecke, D. Stoyan, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 600. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $86.00 (439 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44203-0
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Nanoelectrodynamics: Electrons and Electromagnetic Fields in Nanometer-Scale Structure. H. Nejo, ed. NanoScience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (181 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42847-X
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Nanoscale Phase Separation and Colossal Magnetoresistance: The Physics of Manganites and Related Compounds. E. Dagotto. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 136. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (456 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43245-0
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Optical Processes in Solids. Y. Toyozawa. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $120.00, $60.00 paper (422 pp.). ISBN 0-521-55447-0, ISBN 0-521-55605-8 paper
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The Physics of Superconductors, Vol. 1: Conventional and High-Tc Superconductors. K. H. Bennemann, J. B. Ketterson, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $199.00 (966 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43883-1
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Quantum Theory of Solids. E. P. O'Reilly. The Taylor & Francis Masters Series in Physics and Astronomy. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $69.95, $29.95 paper (250 pp.). ISBN 0-7484-0628-X, ISBN 0-7484-0627-1 paper
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Ruthenate and Rutheno-Cuprate Materials: Unconventional Superconductivity, Magnetism and Quantum Phase Transitions. C. Noce, A. Vecchione, M. Cuoco, A. Romano, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 603. Proc. conf., Salerno, Italy, Oct. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $67.00 (329 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44275-8
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Cosmology and Relativity

The Conformal Structure of Space-Time: Geometry, Analysis, Numerics. J. Frauendiener, H. Friedrich, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 604. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $67.00 (373 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44280-4
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The Early Universe. 4th edition. G. Börner. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1993]. $89.95 (586 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44197-2
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Modern Cosmology. S. Dodelson. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2003. $70.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 0-12-219141-2
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Device Physics

III-Nitride Semiconductors: Optical Properties I. M. O. Manasreh, H. X. Jiang, eds. Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices 13. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $145.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-972-6
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Nano-Engineering in Science and Technology: An Introduction to the World of Nano-Design. M. Rieth. Series on the Foundations of Natural Science and Technology 6. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2003. $32.00, $22.00 paper (151 pp.). ISBN 981-238-073-6, ISBN 981-238-074-4 paper
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Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy: Basics, Trends and Applications. F. Mezei, C. Pappas, T. Gutberlet, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 601. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $67.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44293-6
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Energy and Environment

Air Quality. G. V. Rao, S. Raman, M. P. Singh, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2003. $59.95 paper (438 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7005-X
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Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity. T. J. Coutts, G. Guazzoni, J. Luther, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 653. Proc. conf., Rome, Italy, Sept. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2003. $182.00 (511 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0113-6
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UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems. E. W. Helbling, H. Zagarese, eds. Comprehensive Series in Photochemistry & Photobiology 1. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $290.00 (575 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-301-2
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Fluids

Numerical Simulations of Incompressible Flows. M. M. Hafez, ed. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2003. $98.00 (680 pp.). ISBN 981-238-317-4
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Geophysics

Earthquake Processes: Physical Modelling, Numerical Simulation and Data Analysis, Part I. M. Matsu'ura, P. Mora, A. Donnellan, X. Yin, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2002. $49.95 paper (264 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6915-9
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Earthquake Processes: Physical Modelling, Numerical Simulation and Data Analysis, Part II. M. Matsu'ura, P. Mora, A. Donnellan, X. Yin, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2002. $54.95 paper (368 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6916-7
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The Mechanism of Induced Seismicity. C. I. Trifu, ed. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2002. $79.95 paper (332 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6653-2
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The Seismic Wavefield. Vol. 2: Interpretation of Seismograms on Regional and Global Scales. B. L. N. Kennett. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $120.00, $55.00 paper (534 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80946-0, ISBN 0-521-00665-1 paper
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Seismic Waves in Laterally Inhomogeneous Media. I. P¼en

Úík, V.ÙervenÛ, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2002. $59.95 paper (505 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6677-X
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Structural Classification of Minerals. Vol. 2: Minerals With ApBqCrDs to ApBqCrDsExFyGz . . . General Chemical Formulas. J. Lima-de-Faria. Solid Earth Science Library 11A. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2003. $58.00 (151 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-1119-9
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History and Philosophy

Belief in God in an Age of Science. J. Polkinghorne. Yale U. Press, New Haven, Conn., 2003 [1998, reissued]. $9.95 paper (133 pp.). ISBN 0-300-09949-5
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Color Space and Its Divisions: Color Order From Antiquity to the Present. R. G. Kuehni. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $99.95 (408 pp.). ISBN 0-471-32670-4
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Doing Mathematics: Convention, Subject, Calculation, Analogy. M. H. Krieger. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2003. $84.00, $38.00 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 981-238-200-3, ISBN 981-238-206-2 paper
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Einstein in Berlin. T. Levenson. Bantam Books, New York, 2003. $25.95 (486 pp.). ISBN 0-553-10344-X
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The National Labs: Science in an American System, 1947-1974. P. J. Westwick. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. $49.95 (403 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00948-7
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No Time to be Brief: A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli. C. P. Enz. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2002. $60.00 (573 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856479-1
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Nobel Lectures in Physics 1996-2000. G. Ekspong, ed. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $56.00, $22.00 paper (485 pp.). ISBN 981-238-003-5, ISBN 981-238-004-3 paper
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Probability and Schrödinger's Mechanics. D. B. Cook. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $58.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 981-238-191-0
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Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, Cognition and Action: Proposals for a Formalized Epistemology. M. Mugur-Schächter, A. van der Merwe, eds. Fundamental Theories of Physics 129. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $191.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-1120-2
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The Science Wars: Debating Scientific Knowledge and Technology. K. Parsons, ed. Contemporary Issues. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2003. $21.00 paper (325 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-994-8
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Scientific Method in Practice. H. G. Gauch Jr. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00, $40.00 paper (435 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81689-0, ISBN 0-521-01708-4 paper
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A Sophisticate's Primer of Relativity. 2nd edition. P. W. Bridgman. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2002 [1983, reissued]. $12.95 paper (172 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42549-5
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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century. P. Dickson. Berkley Books, New York, 2003 [2001, reissued]. $13.95 paper (310 pp.). ISBN 0-425-18843-4
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The Tests of Time: Readings in the Development of Physical Theory. L. M. Dolling, A. F. Gianelli, G. N. Statile, eds. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2003. $99.50, $36.95 paper (716 pp.). ISBN 0-691-09084-X, ISBN 0-691-09085-8 paper
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Instrumentation and Techniques The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes. P. Y. Bely, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (505 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95512-7
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Elements of Synchrotron Light for Biology, Chemistry, and Medical Research. G. Margaritondo. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2002. $85.00, $45.00 paper (260 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850930-8, ISBN 0-19-850931-6 paper
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Formulation for Observed and Computed Values of Deep Space Network Data Types for Navigation. T. D. Moyer. JPL Deep Space Communications and Navigation Series. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $145.00 (561 pp.). ISBN 0-471-44535-5
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From the Preshower to the New Technologies for Supercolliders: In Honour of Antonino Zichichi. B. H. Wiik, A. Wagner, H. Wenninger, eds. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 31. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002 [2000, reissued]. $78.00 (354 pp.). ISBN 981-238-199-6
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Large Antennas of the Deep Space Network. W. A. Imbriale. JPL Deep Space Communications and Navigation Series. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $125.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 0-471-44537-1
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Photoacoustic Infrared Spectroscopy. K. H. Michaelian. Chemical Analysis 159. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $125.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 0-471-13477-5
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Materials Science

Emulsion Science: Basic Principles. An Overview. J. Bibette, F. Leal-Calderon, V. Schmitt, P. Poulin. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 181. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $99.00 (140 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43682-0
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Ferrofluids: Magnetically Controllable Fluids and Their Applications. S. Odenbach, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 594. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $62.00 (251 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43978-1
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Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials. Vols. 1-4. Z. L. Wang, Y. Liu, Z. Zhang, eds. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York and Tsinghua U. Press, Beijing, China, 2003. $1250.00 set (1494 pp. set). ISBN 0-306-47249-X
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Handbook of Optical Materials. M. J. Weber. The CRC Press Laser and Optical Science and Technology Series. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., 2003. $129.95 (512 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-3512-4
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High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids VI: Old Paradigms and New Challenges. Y. Horie, L. Davison, N. N. Thadhani, eds. High-Pressure Shock Compression of Condensed Matter. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $139.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95532-1
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Manufacturing Surface Technology: Surface Integrity and Functional Performance. B. Griffiths. Manufacturing Engineering Modular Series. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002 [2001, reissued]. $37.50 paper (237 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-970-X
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A Short Treatise on Shock Waves and Equations of State. Y. K. Huang. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $69.00 (153 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-324-1
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Nonlinear Science and Chaos Artificial Life VIII. R. K. Standish, M. A. Bedau, H. A. Abbass, eds. Complex Adaptive Systems. Proc. conf., Sydney, Australia, Aug. 2002. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. $75.00 paper (434 pp.). ISBN 0-262-69281-3
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Physics of Fractal Operators. B. J. West, M. Bologna, P. Grigolini. Institute for Nonlinear Science. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (354 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95554-2
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Frontiers of Nuclear Structure. P. Fallon, R. Clark, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 656. Proc. conf., Berkeley, Calif., July-Aug. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2003. $170.00 (451 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0116-0
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Adaptive Optics: Current Abstracts With Indexes. M. S. Tarov, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $49.00 paper (109 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-413-2, CD-ROM
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Coherent Optics: Fundamentals and Applications. 2nd edition. W. Lauterborn, T. Kurz. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1995]. $59.95 (346 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43933-1
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Compact Blue-Green Lasers. W. P. Risk, T. R. Gosnell, A. V. Nurmikko. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $130.00, $60.00 paper (540 pp.). ISBN 0-521-62318-9, ISBN 0-521-52103-3 paper
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Laser Doppler and Phase Doppler Measurement Techniques. H.-E. Albrecht, M. Borys, N. Damaschke, C. Tropea. Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $149.00 (738 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67838-7
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Lasers: A Guide to the Book Literature. C. Blain, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $49.00 paper (188 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-225-3
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