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June 2005, page 65
Acoustics Astronomy and Astrophysics Atomic and Molecular Physics
Biological and Medical Physics Chemical Physics Computers and Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics Cosmology and Relativity Optics and Photonics
Particle Physics Plasmas and Fusion Popularizations
Space and Planetary Science Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics Texts and Education
Theory and Mathematical Methods

Acoustics

Acoustical Imaging. W. Arnold, S. Hirsekorn, eds. International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging 27. Proc. symp., Saarbrücken, Germany, Mar. 2003. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $219.00 (774 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2401-0 Buy at Amazon

High Frequency Ocean Acoustics. M. B. Porter, M. Siderius, W. A. Kuperman, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 728. Proc. conf., La Jolla, CA, Mar. 2004. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $165.00 (549 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0210-8 Buy at Amazon


Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics: A New Approach. 2nd ed. W. Kundt. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005 [2001]. $64.95 (223 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22346-0 Buy at Amazon

Cosmic Explosions: On the 10th Anniversary of SN1993J (IAU Colloquium 192). J. M. Marcaide, K. W. Weiler, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 99. Proc. colloq., Valencia, Spain, Apr. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $199.00 (592 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23039-4, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

The Formation of Stars. S. W. Stahler, F. Palla. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2004. $89.95 paper (852 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40559-3 Buy at Amazon

Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables. S. Vrielmann, M. Cropper, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 315. Proc. conf., Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (375 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-170-2 Buy at Amazon

MHD Couette Flows: Experiments and Models. R. Rosner, G. Rüdiger, A. Bonanno, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 733. Proc. wksp., Acitrezza, Italy, Feb.–Mar. 2004. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $127.00 paper (218 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0215-9 Buy at Amazon

Milky Way Surveys, The Structure and Evolution of Our Galaxy: The Fifth Boston University Astrophysics Conference. D. Clemens, R. Y. Shah, T. Brainerd, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 317. Proc. mtg., Boston, June 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (367 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-177-X Buy at Amazon

Penetrating Bars Through Masks of Cosmic Dust: The Hubble Tuning Fork Strikes a New Note. D. L. Block et al., eds. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 319. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $249.00 (874 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2861-X Buy at Amazon

Spectroscopically and Spatially Resolving the Components of Close Binary Stars. R. W. Hilditch, H. Hensberge, K. Pavlovski, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 318. Proc. mtg., Dubrovnik, Croatia, Oct. 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (449 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-179-6 Buy at Amazon

Star Formation in the Interstellar Medium: In Honor of David Hollenbach, Chris McKee and Frank Shu. D. Johnstone et al., eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 323. Proc. mtg., Lake Tahoe, CA, June–July, 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $77.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-185-0 Buy at Amazon

Stellar Rotation. A. Maeder, P. Eenens, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 215. Proc. symp., Cancun, Mexico, Nov. 2002. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $95.00 (627 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-180-X Buy at Amazon

Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments. F. Camilo, B. M. Gaensler, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 218. Proc. symp., Sydney, Australia, July 2003. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2004. $95.00 (465 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-178-8 Buy at Amazon


Atomic and Molecular Physics

Atoms in Electromagnetic Fields. 2nd ed. C. Cohen-Tannoudji. World Scientific Series on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 3. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004 [1994]. $128.00, $58.00 paper (752 pp.). ISBN 981-238-942-3, ISBN 981-256-019-X paper Buy at Amazon

Electron Scattering: From Atoms, Molecules, Nuclei, and Bulk Matter. C. T. Whelan, N. J. Mason, eds. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2005. $129.00 (340 pp.). ISBN 0-306-48701-2 Buy at Amazon

Molecules in Interaction with Surfaces and Interfaces. R. Haberlandt, D. Michel, A. Pöppl, R. Stannarius, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 634. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.95 (511 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20539-X Buy at Amazon

Problems of Atomic Dynamics. M. Born. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1926, reissued]. $14.95 paper (200 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43873-2 Buy at Amazon

The Stability of Matter: From Atoms to Stars—Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. 4th ed. W. Thirring, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005 [2001]. $129.00 (932 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22212-X Buy at Amazon


Biological and Medical Physics

Electrical Impedance Tomography: Methods, History and Applications. D. S. Holder, ed. Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. IOP, Philadelphia, 2005. $120.00 (456 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0952-0 Buy at Amazon

Emergent Computation: Emphasizing Bioinformatics. M. Simon. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. AIP Press/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $99.00 (423 pp.). ISBN 0-387-22046-1 Buy at Amazon

Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications. F. Dausinger, F. Lichtner, H. Lubatschowski, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 96. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $229.00 (326 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20114-9 Buy at Amazon

Microarray Technology and Its Applications. U. R. Müller, D. V. Nicolau, eds. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $129.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22931-0 Buy at Amazon


Chemical Physics

Interfacial Nanochemistry: Molecular Science and Engineering at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces. H. Watarai, N. Teramae, T. Sawada, eds. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2005. $129.00 (321 pp.). ISBN 0-306-48527-3 Buy at Amazon

Polymer Processing Instabilities: Control and Understanding. S. G. Hatzikiriakos, K. B. Migler, eds. Chemical Industries 103. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2005. $169.95 (470 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-5386-0 Buy at Amazon


Computers and Computational Physics

Computer Algebra Recipes for Mathematical Physics. R. H. Enns. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $69.95 paper (390 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-3223-9, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon


Condensed Matter Physics

Classical Theory of Electromagnetism. 2nd ed. B. Di Bartolo. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004 [1991]. $115.00, $63.00 paper (757 pp.). ISBN 981-238-218-6, ISBN 981-238-219-4 paper Buy at Amazon

Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models: Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. B. Nachtergaele, J. P. Solovej, J. Yngvason, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (675 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22298-7 Buy at Amazon

Intrinsic Point Defects, Impurities, and Their Diffusion in Silicon. P. Pichler. Computational Microelectronics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $239.00 (554 pp.). ISBN 3-211-20687-6 Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Condensed Matter Physics with Synchrotron Radiation: Basic Principles, Methodology and Applications. R. Röhlsberger. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 208. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $229.00 (318 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23244-3 Buy at Amazon

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: Principles, Characteristics, and Processes. J. Kalinowski. Optical Engineering 91. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2005. $169.95 (466 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-5947-8 Buy at Amazon

Phase Transitions: A Brief Account with Modern Applications. M. Gitterman, V. Halpern. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004. $46.00 (134 pp.). ISBN 981-238-903-2 Buy at Amazon

Stealing the Gold: A Celebration of the Pioneering Physics of Sam Edwards. P. M. Goldbart, N. Goldenfeld, D. Sherrington. International Series of Monographs on Physics 126. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005. $114.50 (444 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852853-1 Buy at Amazon

X-Ray Compton Scattering. M. J. Cooper et al. Oxford Series on Synchrotron Radiation 5. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $189.50 (374 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850168-4 Buy at Amazon


Cosmology and Relativity

Dark Matter in the Universe. 2nd ed. J. Bahcall, T. Piran, S. Weinberg, eds. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004 [1988]. $78.00, 28.00 paper (233 pp.). ISBN 981-238-840-0, ISBN 981-238-841-9 paper Buy at Amazon

Energy and Geometry: An Introduction to Deformed Special Relativity. F. Cardone, R. Mignani. World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics 22. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2004. $54.00 (146 pp.). ISBN 981-238-728-5 Buy at Amazon

General Relativity and Gravitational Waves. J. Weber. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1961, reissued]. $12.95 paper (200 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43887-2 Buy at Amazon

The Meaning of Relativity. A. Einstein. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005 [1988, reissued]. $14.95 paper (166 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12027-7 Buy at Amazon

The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe. J. S. Trefil. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1983, reissued]. $11.95 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43813-9 Buy at Amazon

The New Cosmology. R. E. Allen, D. V. Nanopoulos, C. N. Pope, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 743. Proc. conf., College Station, TX, Mar. 2004, and proc. symp., College Station, TX, Apr. 2004. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $172.00 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0227-2 Buy at Amazon

Particle Physics and the Universe. J. Trampetić, J. Wess, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 98. Proc. mtg., Dubrovnik, Croatia, Sept. 2003. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $229.00 (493 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22803-9 Buy at Amazon


Optics and Photonics

Optical Coating Technology. P. W. Baumeister. SPIE Press Monograph 137. SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, 2004. $95.00 (840 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-5313-7 Buy at Amazon

Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals. K. Sakoda. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 80. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $89.95 (253 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20682-5 Buy at Amazon

Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics III: Industrial Applications and Dynamics of the Nano-Optical System. M. Ohtsu, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 96. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $139.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21050-4 Buy at Amazon

Reviews in Fluorescence 2004. Vol. 1. C. D. Geddes, J. R. Lakowicz, eds. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2004. $149.00 (409 pp.). ISBN 0-306-48460-9 Buy at Amazon

Spectroscopy of Emerging Materials. E. C. Faulques, D. L. Perry, A. V. Yeremenko, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 165. Proc. wksp., Sudka, Ukraine, Sept. 2003. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $165.00 (414 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2394-4 Buy at Amazon

Vavilov–Čerenkov and Synchrotron Radiation: Foundations and Applications. G. N. Afanasiev. Fundamental Theories of Physics 142. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $199.00 (491 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2410-X Buy at Amazon


Particle Physics

Charged Particle Traps: Physics and Techniques of Charged Particle Field Confinement. F. G. Major, V. N. Gheorghe, G. Werth. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 37. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $129.00 (354 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22043-7 Buy at Amazon

Collision Theory. M. L. Goldberger, K. M. Watson. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1964, reissued]. $49.95 paper (919 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43507-5 Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Charged Particles and Their Radiation Field. H. Spohn. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $110.00 (360 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83697-2 Buy at Amazon

Large Hadron Collider Phenomenology. M. Krämer, F. J. P. Soler, eds. The Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics 57. Proc. sch., Durham, England, Aug. 2003. SUSSP, Edinburgh, Scotland, and IOP, Philadelphia, 2004. $125.00 (473 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0986-5 Buy at Amazon

Many-Body Problems and Quantum Field Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. P. A. Martin, F. Rothen (translated from French by S. Goldfarb, A. Jordan, S. Leach). Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [2002]. $79.95 (435 pp.). ISBN 3-540-21320-1 Buy at Amazon


Plasmas and Fusion

Atomic Processes in Plasmas. J. S. Cohen, S. Mazevet, D. P. Kilcrease, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 730. Proc. conf., Santa Fe, NM, Apr. 2004. AIP, Melville, NY, 2004. $115.00 (275 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0211-6 Buy at Amazon

Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Geospace: The Theory of ULF Waves and Their Interaction with Energetic Particles in the Solar–Terrestrial Environment. A. D. M. Walker. Series in Plasma Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2005. $150.00 (549 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0910-5 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. $194.50 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856264-0 Buy at Amazon

Plasma Physics for Astrophysics. R. M. Kulsrud. Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. $99.50, $45.00 paper (468 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10267-8, ISBN 0-691-12073-0 paper Buy at Amazon


Popularizations

Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism. J. Guillemin. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2005. $27.95 (258 pp.). ISBN 0-231-12942-4 Buy at Amazon

Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics. B. A. Schumm. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2004. $29.95 (378 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7971-X Buy at Amazon

The Einstein Almanac. A. Calaprice. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2005. $24.95 (174 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-8021-1 Buy at Amazon

The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science. H. F. Judson. Harcourt, Orlando, FL, 2004. $28.00 (463 pp.). ISBN 0-15-100877-9 Buy at Amazon

Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms. W. McCarthy. Basic Books, New York, 2004 [2003, reissued]. $16.00 paper (224 pp.). ISBN 0-465-04429-8 Buy at Amazon

The Hubble Space Telescope: Imaging the Universe. D. DeVorkin, R. W. Smith. National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2004. $41.95 (192 pp.). ISBN 0-7922-6869-5 Buy at Amazon

Journey from the Center of the Sun. J. B. Zirker. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2004 [2002, reissued]. $18.95 paper (302 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11848-5 Buy at Amazon

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Rev. ed. H. McGee. Scribner, New York, 2004 [1984]. $35.00 (884 pp.). ISBN 0-684-80001-2 Buy at Amazon

Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos. M. Kaku. Doubleday, New York, 2005. $27.95 (428 pp.). ISBN 0-385-50986-3 Buy at Amazon

The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. R. Penrose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005. $40.00 (1099 pp.). ISBN 0-679-45443-8 Buy at Amazon

Superconductivity. Rev. ed. V. L. Ginzburg, E. A. Andryushin. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004 [1994]. $16.00 (92 pp.). ISBN 981-238-913-X Buy at Amazon

Talking Science. A. Hart-Davis, ed. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $24.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 0-470-09302-1 Buy at Amazon

Thinking Like Einstein: Returning to Our Visual Roots with the Emerging Revolution in Computer Information Visualization. T. G. West. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2004. $28.00 (222 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-251-7 Buy at Amazon

Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions. J. Zeilinga de Boer, D. T. Sanders. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005 [2002, reissued]. $18.95 paper (295 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11838-8 Buy at Amazon


Space and Planetary Science

Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry. M. Gruntman. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, VA, 2004. $59.95 (505 pp.). ISBN 1-56347-705-X Buy at Amazon

Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure. I. A. Daglis, ed. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 176. Proc. wksp., Rhodes, Greece, Mar. 2003. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $143.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2747-8, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

The Sun and the Heliosphere as an Integrated System. G. Poletto, S. T. Suess, eds. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 317. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $199.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2830-X Buy at Amazon

Water on Mars and Life. T. Tokano, ed. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2005. $89.95 (331 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20624-8 Buy at Amazon


Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

Analysis of Heat Equations on Domains. E. M. Ouhabaz. London Mathematical Society Monograph Series 31. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2005. $60.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12016-1 Buy at Amazon

Coherent Fields and Images in Remote Sensing. V. I. Mandrosov. SPIE Press Monograph 130. SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, 2004. $56.00 paper (219 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-5190-8 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to the Theory of the Boltzmann Equation. S. Harris. Dover Books on Physics. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2004 [1971, reissued]. $15.95 paper (221 pp.). ISBN 0-486-43831-7 Buy at Amazon

Thermal Properties of Green Polymers and Biocomposites. T. Hatakeyama, H. Hatakeyama. Hot Topics in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 4. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $125.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-1907-6 Buy at Amazon

Thermoelastic Models of Continua. D. Iesan. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 118. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2004. $129.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-2309-X Buy at Amazon


Texts and Education

A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics: Groups, Hilbert Space and Differential Geometry. P. Szekeres. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $65.00 (600 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82960-7 Buy at Amazon


Theory and Mathematical Methods

Analytical Methods in Anisotropic Elasticity: With Symbolic Computational Tools. O. Rand, V. Rovenski. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $79.95 paper (451 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4272-2, CD-ROM Buy at Amazon

Geometrical Theory of Dynamical Systems and Fluid Flows. T. Kambe. Advanced Series in Nonlinear Dynamics 23. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2004. $68.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 981-238-806-0 Buy at Amazon

Graphs and Homomorphisms. P. Hell, J. NešetŘil. Oxford Lecture Series in Mathematics and Its Applications 28. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $89.50 (244 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852817-5 Buy at Amazon

Knots and Links. P. R. Cromwell. Cambridge U. Press, 2004. $110.00, $45.00 paper (328 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83947-5, ISBN 0-521-54831-4 paper Buy at Amazon

Mathematical Methods of Many-Body Quantum Field Theory. D. Lehmann. Chapman & Hall/CRC Research Notes in Mathematics Series 436. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, 2005. $89.95 (253 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-490-8 Buy at Amazon

Models and Analysis of Quasistatic Contact: Variational Methods. M. Shillor, M. Sofonea, J. J. Telega. Lecture Notes in Physics 655. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $59.95 (262 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22915-9 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Finance: Path Integrals and Hamiltonians for Options and Interest Rates. B. E. Baaquie. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $70.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84045-7 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Gravity. C. Rovelli. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2004. $70.00 (455 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83733-2 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Noise: A Handbook of Markovian and Non-Markovian Quantum Stochastic Methods with Applications to Quantum Optics. 3rd ed. C. W. Gardiner, P. Zoller. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [2000]. $109.00 (449 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22301-0 Buy at Amazon

Quantum State Estimation. M. Paris, J. Reháček, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 649. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $69.95 (519 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22329-0 Buy at Amazon

The Theory of Symmetry Actions in Quantum Mechanics: With an Application to the Galilei Group. G. Cassinelli, E. De Vito, P. J. Lahti, A. Levrero. Lecture Notes in Physics 654. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $59.95 (110 pp.). ISBN 3-540-22802-0 Buy at Amazon

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