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Acoustics	Astronomy and Astrophysics	Atomic and Molecular Physics
Biological and Medical Physics	Chemical Physics	Computers and Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics	Cosmology and Relativity	Device Physics
Energy and Environment	Fluids	Geophysics
History and Philosophy	Instrumentation and Techniques	Materials Science
Miscellaneous	Nonlinear Science and Chaos	Nuclear Physics
Optics and Photonics	Particle Physics	Plasmas and Fusion
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Acoustics

Marine Acoustics: Direct and Inverse Problems. J. L. Buchanan, R. P. Gilbert, A. Wirgin, Y. S. Xu. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2004. $80.00 paper (336 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-547-4 Buy at Amazon

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomical Data Analysis: Software and Systems XIII. F. Ochsenbein, M. G. Allen, D. Egret, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 314. Proc. mtg., Strasbourg, France, Oct. 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (850 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-169-9 Buy at Amazon

Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae III. M. Meixner, J. H. Kastner, B. Balick, N. Soker, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 313. Proc. mtg., Mt. Rainier, WA, July–Aug. 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (600 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-168-0 Buy at Amazon

Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the Stars. R. P. Norris, F. H. Stootman, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 213. Proc. symp., Hamilton Island, Australia, July 2002. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $95.00 (576 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-171-0, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Cox & Giuli’s Principles of Stellar Structure. Extended 2nd ed. A. Weiss, W. Hillebrandt, H.-C. Thomas, H. Ritter. Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics 8. Cambridge Scientific, Cambridge, UK, 2004 [1968]. $110.00 (767 pp.). ISBN 1-904868-20-7 Buy at Amazon

Dark Matter in Galaxies. S. D. Ryder, D. J. Pisano, M. A. Walker, K. C. Freeman, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 220. Proc. symp., Sydney, Australia, July 2003. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $95.00 (502 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-167-2 Buy at Amazon

Recycling Intergalactic and Interstellar Matter. P.-A. Duc, J. Braine, E. Brinks, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 217. Proc. symp., Sydney, Australia, July 2003. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $95.00 (579 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-166-4 Buy at Amazon

The Search for Other Worlds. S. S. Holt, D. Deming, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 713. Proc. conf., College Park, MD, Oct. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $125.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0190-X Buy at Amazon

Third Rome Workshop on Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era. M. Feroci, F. Frontera, N. Masetti, L. Piro, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 312. Proc. wksp., Rome, Sept. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (554 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-165-6 Buy at Amazon

Toward an International Virtual Observatory. P. J. Quinn, K. M. Górski, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. conf., Garching, Germany, June 2002. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $54.95 (341 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21001-6 Buy at Amazon

X-Ray Timing 2003: Rossi and Beyond. P. Kaaret, F. K. Lamb, J. H. Swank, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 714. Proc. mtg., Cambridge, MA, Nov. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $149.50 (475 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0193-4 Buy at Amazon

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Femtochemistry and Femtobiology: Ultrafast Events in Molecular Science. M. M. Martin, J. T. Hynes, eds. Proc. conf., Paris, July 2003. Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2004. $175.00 (569 pp.). ISBN 0-444-51656-5 Buy at Amazon

Biological and Medical Physics

Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. Vol. 33. D. C. Rees, M. P. Sheetz, J. R. Williamson, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA 2004. $84.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1833-1 Buy at Amazon

Ebola and Marburg Viruses: A View of Infection Using Electron Microscopy. E. I. Ryabchikova, B. B. S. Price. Batelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2004. $65.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 1-57477-131-0 Buy at Amazon

Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Vols. 1 and 2. G. E. Wnek, G. L. Bowlin, eds. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004. $495.00 set (1789 pp. set). ISBN 0-8247-4798-4 Buy at Amazon

Ion Exchange Membranes: Preparation, Characterization, Modification and Application. T. Sata. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2004. $279.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-590-2 Buy at Amazon

Chemical Physics

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. Vol. 55. S. R. Leone, P. Alivisatos, A. E. McDermott, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2004. $79.00 (682 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1055-1 Buy at Amazon

The Chemistry of Explosives. 2nd ed. J. Akhavan. RSC Paperbacks. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2004 [1998]. $69.95 paper (180 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-640-2 Buy at Amazon

Modern Aspects of Rare Earths and Their Complexes. V. S. Sastri, J.-C. Bünzli, V. R. Rao, G. V. S. Rayudu, J. R. Perumareddi. Elsevier, New York, 2003. $295.00 (995 pp.). ISBN 0-444-51010-9 Buy at Amazon

Orotidine Monophosphate Decarboxylase: A Mechanistic Dialogue. J. K. Lee, D. J. Tantillo, eds. Topics in Current Chemistry 238. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $139.00 (151 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20566-7 Buy at Amazon

Relativistic Electronic Structure Theory. Part 2: Applications. P. Schwerdtfeger, ed. Theoretical and Computational Chemistry 14. Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2004. $305.00 (787 pp.). ISBN 0-444-51299-3 Buy at Amazon

Computers and Computational Physics

Computer Speech: Recognition, Compression, Synthesis. 2nd ed. M. R. Schroeder. Springer Series in Information Sciences 35. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1999]. $79.95 (375 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21267-1 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Bioinformatics. A. Isaev. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $59.95 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21973-0 Buy at Amazon

Reversible Logic Synthesis: From Fundamentals to Quantum Computing. A. N. Al-Rabadi. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $119.00 (427 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00935-3 Buy at Amazon

The SIAM 100-Digit Challenge: A Study in High-Accuracy Numerical Computing. F. Bornemann, D. Laurie, S. Wagon, J. Waldvogel. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2004. $57.00 paper (306 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-561-X Buy at Amazon

Synergetic Computers and Cognition: A Top-Down Approach to Neural Nets. 2nd ed. H. Haken. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1991]. $99.00 (245 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42163-7 Buy at Amazon

Condensed Matter Physics

Defects and Defect Processes in Nonmetallic Solids. W. Hayes, A. M. Stoneham. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1985, reissued]. $29.95 paper (472 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43483-4 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Superconductivity. 2nd ed. M. Tinkham. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1996, reissued]. $29.95 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43503-2 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on the Physics of Highly Correlated Electron Systems VIII. A. Avella, F. Mancini, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 715. Proc. course, Salerno, Italy, Oct. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $135.00 (255 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0194-2 Buy at Amazon

Optics of Semiconductors and Their Nanostructures. H. Kalt, M. Hetterich, eds. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 146. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (348 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22068-2 Buy at Amazon

Physics of Transition Metal Oxides. S. Maekawa, et al. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 144. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21293-0 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Field Theory of Many-Body Systems: From the Origin of Sound to an Origin of Light and Electrons. X.-G. Wen. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $94.50 (505 pp.). ISBN 0-19-853094-3 Buy at Amazon

Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction. 9th ed. K. Seeger. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [2002]. $79.95 (537 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21957-9 Buy at Amazon

Shock Compression of Condensed Matter—2003. Parts 1 and 2. M. D. Furnish, Y. M. Gupta, J. W. Forbes, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 706. Proc. conf., Portland, OR, July 2003. AIP, Melville, NY 2004. $328.00 set (1528 pp. set). ISBN 0-7354-0181-0, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Solid State Physics of Finite Systems: Metal Clusters, Fullerenes, Atomic Wires. R. A. Broglia, G. Colò, G. Onida, H. E. Roman. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (234 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21035-0 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Superconductivity: From Weak to Strong Coupling. A. S. Alexandrov. Series in Condensed Matter Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $100.00 (299 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0836-2 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Unconventional Superconductors: Cooper-Pairing Mediated by Spin Excitations. D. Manske. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 202. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $199.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21229-9 Buy at Amazon

Cosmology and Relativity

Elements of Relativity Theory. D. F. Lawden. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1985, reissued]. $10.95 paper (108 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43502-4 Buy at Amazon

A First Course in String Theory. B. Zwiebach. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $60.00 (558 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83143-1 Buy at Amazon

General Relativity: With Applications to Astrophysics. N. Straumann. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (674 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21924-2 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Gravity. C. Keifer. International Series of Monographs on Physics 124. C. Kiefer. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $114.50 (308 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850687-2 Buy at Amazon

Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology, and Complexity. J. D. Barrow, P. C. Davies, C. L. Harper Jr, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $55.00 (721 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83113-X Buy at Amazon

Device Physics

An Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems Engineering. 2nd ed. N. Maluf, K. Williams. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2004 [2000]. $89.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-590-9 Buy at Amazon

MEMS Mechanical Sensors. S. Beeby, G. Ensell, M. Kraft, N. White. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2004. $95.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-536-4 Buy at Amazon

Energy and Environment

Applications of Biotechnology to Mitigation of Greenhouse Warming: Proceedings of the St. Michaels II Workshop, April 2003. N. J. Rosenberg, F. B. Metting, R. C. Izaurralde, eds. Proc. wksp., Saint Michaels, MD, April 2003. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2004. $45.00 paper (213 pp.). ISBN 1-57477-141-8 Buy at Amazon

Fluids

Contributions to Current Challenges in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. G. P. Galdi, J. G. Heywood, R. Rannacher, eds. Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2004. $99.00 (151 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7104-8 Buy at Amazon

Geophysics

Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models. M. Satoh. Springer–Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $179.00 (643 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42638-8 Buy at Amazon

Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation. C. H. Chapman. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $75.00 (608 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81538-X Buy at Amazon

Geochemistry of Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes. C. M. Johnson, B. L. Beard, F. Albarède, eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 55. Geochemical Society, St. Louis, MO, and Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2004. $36.00 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 0-939-95067-1 Buy at Amazon

Volcanism and the Earth’s Atmosphere. A. Robock, C. Oppenheimer, eds. Geophysical Monograph Series 139. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2003. $77.00 (360 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-998-1 Buy at Amazon

History and Philosophy

Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg—Chester Carlson and the Birth of the Xerox Machine. D. Owen. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2004. $24.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-5117-2 Buy at Amazon

Knowledge and the World: Challenges Beyond the Science Wars. M. Carrier, J. Roggenhofer, G. Küppers, Ph. Blanchard, eds. The Frontiers Collection. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (326 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21009-1 Buy at Amazon

The Living Universe: NASA and the Development of Astrobiology. S. J. Dick, J. E. Strick. Rutgers U. Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2004. $49.95 (308 pp.). ISBN 0-8135-3447-X Buy at Amazon

Marietta Blau—Sterne der Zertrümmerung: Biographie einer Wegbereiterin der modernen Teilchenphysik. R. Rosner, B. Strohmaier, eds. (in the German language). Contributions to the History and Research of Science 3. Böhlau, Vienna, 2003. C29.90 (229 pp.). ISBN 3-205-77088-9 Buy at Amazon

Science and the Trinity: The Christian Encounter with Reality. J. Polkinghorne. Yale U. Press, New Haven, CT, 2004. $24.00 (184 pp.). ISBN 0-300-10445-6 Buy at Amazon

The Statesman’s Science: History, Nature, and Law in the Political Thought of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. P. Edwards. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2004. $45.00 (294 pp.). ISBN 0-231-13178-X Buy at Amazon

Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments. D. Baird. U. of Calif. Press, Berkeley, 2004. $65.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 0-520-23249-6 Buy at Amazon

Instrumentation and Techniques

Accurate Clock Pendulums. R. J. Matthys. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $99.50 (260 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852971-6 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences. M. A. Bernstein, K. F. King, X. J. Zhou. Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2004. $129.95 (1017 pp.). ISBN 0-12-092861-2 Buy at Amazon

Materials Science

Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Vols. 50A and 50B. U. Balachandran, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 711. Proc. conf., Anchorage, AK, Sept. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $280.00 set (1232 pp. set). ISBN 0-7354-0187-X, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Advances in Silicon Carbide Processing and Applications. S. E. Saddow, A. Agarwal, eds. Semiconductor Materials and Devices Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2004. $120.00 (212 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-740-5 Buy at Amazon

Alkali-Doped Fullerides: Narrow-Band Solids with Unusual Properties. O. Gunnarsson. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2004. $58.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 981-238-667-X Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Materials Research. Vol. 34. E. Hu, D. R. Clarke, M. Rühle, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2004. $89.00 (451 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1734-3 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology. M. Di Ventra, S. Evoy, J. R. Heflin Jr, eds. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $165.00 (611 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-7720-3, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Multiphased Ceramic Materials: Processing and Potential. W.-H. Tuan, J.-K. Guo, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 66. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $109.00 (150 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40516-X Buy at Amazon

Quasicrystals 2003—Preparation, Properties and Applications. E. Belin-Ferré, M. Feuerbacher, Y. Ishii, D. J. Sordelet, eds. Materials Research Society Symposium 805. Proc. symp., Boston, Dec. 2003. MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2004. $91.00 (366 pp.). ISBN 1-55899-743-1 Buy at Amazon

Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications. T. Steiner, ed. Semiconductor Materials and Devices Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2004. $153.00 (424 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-751-0 Buy at Amazon

SiC Power Materials: Devices and Applications. Z. C. Feng, ed. Springer Series in Materials Science 73. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $179.00 (450 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20666-3 Buy at Amazon

Spirally Anisotropic Composites. G. E. Freger, V. N. Kestelman, D. G. Freger. Springer Series in Materials Science 76. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (310 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21188-8 Buy at Amazon

Stability Analysis and Design of Structures. M. L. Gambhir. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (535 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20784-8 Buy at Amazon

Miscellaneous

Don’t Know Much About the Solar System. K. C. Davis. HarperCollins, New York, 2004. $6.99 paper (47 pp.). ISBN 0-06-446230-7 Buy at Amazon

The Entropy Vector: Connecting Science and Business. R. D. Handscombe, E. A. Patterson. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2004. $58.00 (185 pp.). ISBN 981-238-571-1 Buy at Amazon

The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno’s Paradoxes. D. Darling. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $40.00 (383 pp.). ISBN 0-471-27047-4 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Science and Chaos

Dynamics of Markets: Econophysics and Finance. J. L. McCauley. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $65.00 (209 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82447-8 Buy at Amazon

Stochastic Numerics for Mathematical Physics. G. N. Milstein, M. V. Tretyakov. Scientific Computation. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $119.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21110-1 Buy at Amazon

Topological Solitons. N. Manton, P. Sutcliffe. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $115.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83836-3 Buy at Amazon

The Transition to Chaos: Conservative Classical Systems and Quantum Manifestations. 2nd ed. L. E. Reichl. Institute for Nonlinear Science. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1992]. $79.95 (675 pp.). ISBN 0-387-98788-6 Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Physics

Basic Ideas and Concepts in Nuclear Physics: An Introductory Approach. 3rd ed. K. Heyde. Series in Fundamental and Applied Nuclear Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004 [1999]. $60.00 paper (638 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0980-6 Buy at Amazon

Direct Nuclear Reactions. N. K. Glendenning. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2004. $68.00 (378 pp.). ISBN 981-238-945-8 Buy at Amazon

Extended Density Functionals in Nuclear Structure Physics. G. A. Lalazissis, P. Ring, D. Vretenar, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 641. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (376 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21030-X Buy at Amazon

International Control of Tritium for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. M. B. Kalinowski. Science and Global Security Monograph Series 4. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. $89.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 0-415-31615-4 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Nuclear Reactions. C. A. Bertulani, P. Danielewicz. Graduate Student Series in Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004. $60.00 paper (515 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0932-6 Buy at Amazon

Optics and Photonics

Analog Optical Links: Theory and Practice. C. H. Cox III. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $110.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-521-62163-1 Buy at Amazon

Electro-Optical Instrumentation: Sensing and Measuring with Lasers. S. Donati. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004. $90.00 (435 pp.). ISBN 0-13-061610-9 Buy at Amazon

Fourier Optics: An Introduction. 2nd ed. E. G. Steward. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1987]. $19.95 paper (269 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43504-0 Buy at Amazon

Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning. G. F. Marshall, ed. Optical Engineering 90. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004. $235.00 (792 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-5569-3 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Quantum Optics: From Light Quanta to Quantum Teleportation. H. Paul (translated from German by I. Jex). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $65.00 (241 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83563-1 Buy at Amazon

Microoptics: From Technology to Applications. J. Jahns, K.-H. Brenner, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 97. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 0-387-20980-8 Buy at Amazon

Microresonators as Building Blocks for VLSI Photonics. F. Michelotti, A. Driessen, M. Bertolotti, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 709. Proc. course, Erice, Italy, Oct. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $165.00 (451 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0184-5 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Optics in Telecommunications. T. Schneider. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $89.95 (415 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20195-5 Buy at Amazon

Photodynamic Therapy. T. Patrice, ed. Comprehensive Series in Photochemistry and Photobiology 2. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $389.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-306-3 Buy at Amazon

Photoreceptors and Light Signalling. A. Batschauer, ed. Comprehensive Series in Photochemistry and Photobiology 3. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. $398.00 (388 pp.). ISBN 0-85404-311-X Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Synchrotron Radiation. A. Hofmann. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $120.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 0-521-30826-7 Buy at Amazon

Reflecting Telescope Optics 1: Basic Design Theory and Its Historical Development. 2nd ed. R. N. Wilson. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1996]. $89.95 (569 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40106-7 Buy at Amazon

Ultrafast Optics IV: Selected Contributions to the 4th International Conference on Ultrafast Optics, Vienna, Austria. F. Krausz, G. Korn, P. Corkum, I. A. Walmsley, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 95. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $249.00 (495 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40091-5 Buy at Amazon

X-Ray Optics: High-Energy-Resolution Applications. Y. Shvyd’ko. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 98. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $159.00 (404 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21484-4 Buy at Amazon

Particle Physics

Beautiful Models: 70 Years of Exactly Solved Quantum Many-Body Problems. B. Sutherland. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2004. $78.00, $38.00 paper (381 pp.). ISBN 981-238-859-1, ISBN 981-238-897-4 paper Buy at Amazon

Beyond the Desert 2003. H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, ed. Springer Proceedings in Physics 92. Proc. conf., Tegernsee, Germany, June 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $299.00 (1117 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21843-2 Buy at Amazon

From Classical to Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to the Formalism, Foundations and Applications. G. Esposito, G. Marmo, G. Sudarshan. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $75.00 (592 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83324-8 Buy at Amazon

Fundamental Physics—Heisenberg and Beyond: Werner Heisenberg Centennial Symposium “Developments in Modern Physics.” G. W. Buschhorn, J. Wess, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $69.95 (188 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20201-3 Buy at Amazon

Heavy Quark Effective Theory. A. Grozin. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 201. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $169.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20692-2 Buy at Amazon

Heavy Quark Physics. D. Blaschke, M. A. Ivanov, T. Mannel, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 647. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.95 (440 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21921-8 Buy at Amazon

Lectures on Flavor Physics. U.-G. Meißner, W. Plessas, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 629. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $59.95 (214 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22255-3 Buy at Amazon

Path Integrals and Quantum Anomalies. K. Fujikawa, H. Suzuki. International Series of Monographs on Physics 122. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $94.50 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852913-9 Buy at Amazon

QCD as a Theory of Hadrons: From Partons to Confinement. S. Narison. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology 17. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $150.00 (779 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81164-3 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Mechanics: A Modern and Concise Introductory Course. D. R. Bes. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $49.95 paper (204 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20365-6 Buy at Amazon

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics. J. S. Bell. Collected Papers on Quantum Philosophy. 2nd ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004 [1987]. $75.00, $35.00 paper (248 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81862-1, ISBN 0-521-52338-9 paper Buy at Amazon

Stopping of Heavy Ions: A Theoretical Approach. P. Sigmund. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 204. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $149.00 (157 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22273-1 Buy at Amazon

Strong Effects of Weak Electron– Phonon Coupling. B. P. Antonyuk. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2004. $85.00 (109 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-830-8 Buy at Amazon

Plasmas and Fusion

Introduction to the Physics of Gyrotrons. G. S. Nusinovich. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2004. $89.50 (335 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7921-3 Buy at Amazon

The Physics of Inertial Fusion: Beam Plasma Interaction, Hydrodynamics, Hot Dense Matter. S. Atzeni, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn. International Series of Monographs on Physics 125. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $189.50 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856264-0 Buy at Amazon

Plasma Spectroscopy. T. Fujimoto. International Series of Monographs on Physics 123. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $144.50 (287 pp.). ISBN 0-19-853028-5 Buy at Amazon

Popularizations

Ancient Earth, Ancient Skies: The Age of Earth and Its Cosmic Surroundings. G. B. Dalrymple. Stanford U. Press, Stanford, CA, 2004. $45.00, $17.95 paper (247 pp.). ISBN 0-8047-4932-9, ISBN 0-8047-4933-7 paper Buy at Amazon