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January 2004, page 55

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics  
   
Texts and Education  
   
Theory and Mathematical Methods  
   
Miscellaneous  
 

 

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

Statistical Mechanics Made Simple: A Guide for Students and Researchers. D. C. Mattis. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $48.00, $24.00 paper (252 pp.). ISBN 981-238-165-1, ISBN 981-238-166-X paper
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Unsolved Problems of Noise and Fluctuations. S. M. Bezrukov, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 665. Proc. conf., Washington, DC, Sept. 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $175.00 (621 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0127-6
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Theory and Mathematical Methods

Bayesian Field Theory. J. C. Lemm. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003. $69.95 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7220-0
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Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory. 2nd edition. E. Joos, H. D. Zeh, C. Kiefer, D. Giulini, J. Kupsch, I.-O. Stamatescu. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1996]. $69.95 (496 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00390-8
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Electron-Beam Interactions With Solids: Application of the Monte Carlo Method to Electron Scattering Problems. M. Dapor. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 186. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $89.95 (103 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00652-4
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Introduction to Classical Integrable Systems. O. Babelon, D. Bernard, M. Talon. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00 (602 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82267-X
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Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems. 2nd edition. Y. Saad. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003 [1996]. $89.00 paper (528 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-534-2
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Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers. D. A. McQuarrie. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2003. $90.00 (1161 pp.). ISBN 1-891389-24-6
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Ontological Aspects of Quantum Field Theory. M. Kuhlmann, H. Lyre, A. Wayne, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2002. $82.00 (362 pp.). ISBN 981-238-182-1
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Poincaré Seminar 2002: Vacuum Energy-Renormalization. B. Duplantier, V. Rivasseau, eds. Progress in Mathematical Physics 30. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2003. $79.95, $49.00 paper (331 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-0579-7, ISBN 3-7643-0527-4 paper
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Probability Theory: The Logic of Science. E. T. Jaynes (G. L. Bretthorst, ed.). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $60.00 (727 pp.). ISBN 0-521-59271-2
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Problems and Solutions in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Vol. 2: Advanced Level. 2nd edition. W.-H. Steeb. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003 [1996]. $48.00, $28.00 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 981-238-988-1, ISBN 981-238-987-3 paper
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Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems. A. L. Fetter, J. D. Walecka. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2003 [1971, reissued]. $34.95 paper (601 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42827-3
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Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis: Theory. Vol. 1. D. G. Cacuci. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2003. $89.95 (285 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-115-1
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Treasures Inside the Bell: Hidden Order in Chance. C. E. Puente. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $31.00, $18.00 paper (97 pp.). ISBN 981-238-140-6, ISBN 981-238-141-4 paper, CD-ROM
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Texts and Education

Advanced Mathematics for Engineering and Science. C. F. Chan Man Fong, D. De Kee, P. N. Kaloni. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $86.00, $48.00 paper (880 pp.). ISBN 981-238-291-7, ISBN 981-238-292-5 paper
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Advanced Quantum Mechanics. G. Ni, S. Chen. Rinton Press, Princeton, NJ, 2002. $78.00 (465 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-010-X
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Astronomy: Principles and Practice. 4th edition. A. E. Roy, D. Clarke. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003 [1991]. $44.99 (475 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0917-2
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Calculus and Pizza: A Cookbook for the Hungry Mind. C. A. Pickover. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $16.95 paper (208 pp.). ISBN 0-471-26987-5
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Hands-On Electronics: A Practical Introduction to Analog and Digital Circuits. D. M. Kaplan, C. G. White. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $95.00, $35.00 paper (204 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81536-3, ISBN 0-521-89351-8 paper
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. A. C. Phillips. Manchester Physics Series. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $130.00, $39.95 paper (266 pp.). ISBN 0-470-85323-9, ISBN 0-470-85324-7 paper
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Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals. 2nd edition. K. Gottfried, T.-M. Yan. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1966]. $79.95 (620 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95576-3
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Tensor Calculus: A Concise Course. B. Spain. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2003 [1960, reissued]. $8.95 paper (125 pp.). ISBN 0-486-42831-1
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Miscellaneous

Mach's Principle and the Origin of Inertia. M. Sachs, A. R. Roy, eds. Proc. wksp., Kharagpur, India, Feb. 2002. Aperion, Montreal, 2003. $20.00 paper (138 pp.). ISBN 0-9732911-0-9
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Multidisciplinary Research in Control: The Mohammed Dahleh Symposium 2002. L. Giarré, B. Bamieh, eds. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 289. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00917-5
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Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design. H. Petroski. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003. $25.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 1-4000-4050-7
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They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus: An Incurable Dreamer Builds the First Civilian Spaceship. E. Weil. Bantam Books, New York, 2002. $13.95 paper (230 pp.). ISBN 0-553-10886-7
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