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February 2007, page 67

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
theory and mathematical methods    

astronomy and astrophysics

Astrochemistry: From Laboratory Studies to Astronomical Observations. R. I. Kaiser et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 855. Proc. symp., Honolulu, HI, Dec. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $152.00 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0351-1  Buy at Amazon

Chemical Abundances and Mixing in Stars in the Milky Way and Its Satellites. S. Randich, L. Pasquini, eds. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Proc. wksp., Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, Sept. 2004. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34135-8  Buy at Amazon

Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life. 2nd ed. P. J. Thomas, R. D. Hicks, C. F. Chyba, C. P. McKay, eds. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer, New York, 2006 [1997]. $89.95 (346 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33086-0   Buy at Amazon

Cosmic Ray Interactions, Propagation, and Acceleration in Space Plasmas. L. I. Dorman. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 339. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (847 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-5100-X   Buy at Amazon

Highlights of Astronomy. Vol. 13. O. Engvold, ed. Proc. symp., Sydney, Australia, July 2003. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $95.00 (1085 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-189-3  Buy at Amazon

Human Vision and the Night Sky: How to Improve Your Observing Skills. M. P. Borgia. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $29.95 paper (291 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30776-1  Buy at Amazon

Intelligent Life in the Universe: Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence. 2nd ed. P. Ulmschneider. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer, New York, 2006 [2003]. $89.95 (310 pp.). ISBN 3-540-32836-X  Buy at Amazon

Plasma Astrophysics, Part 1: Fundamentals and Practice. B. V. Somov. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 340. Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (437 pp.). ISBN 0-387-34916-2  Buy at Amazon

atomic and molecular physics

The Potential Distribution Theorem and Models of Molecular Solutions. T. L. Beck, M. E. Paulaitis, L. R. Pratt. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $125.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82215-7  Buy at Amazon

Single Molecule Chemistry and Physics: An Introduction. C. Wang, C. Bai. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25369-6  Buy at Amazon

biological and medical physics

Applying Radiation Safety Standards in Nuclear Medicine. International Atomic Energy Agency. Safety Reports Series 40. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2005. $50.00 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 92-0-111104-5  Buy at Amazon

Applying Radiation Safety Standards in Radiotherapy. International Atomic Energy Agency. Safety Reports Series 38. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $38.00 paper (120 pp.). ISBN 92-0-110904-0  Buy at Amazon

Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assays. H. G. Vogel, F. J. Hock, J. Maas, D. Mayer, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $389.00 (889 pp.). ISBN 3-540-25638-5  Buy at Amazon

Dynamics of Complex Interconnected Systems: Networks and Bioprocesses. A. T. Skjeltorp, A. V. Belushkin, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 232. Proc. inst., Geilo, Norway, Apr. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $139.00, $69.95 paper (211 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-5028-3, ISBN 1-4020-5029-1 paper  Buy at Amazon

Life: An Introduction to Complex Systems Biology. K. Kaneko. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.00 (369 pp.). ISBN 3-540-32666-9  Buy at Amazon

Proteins at Solid–Liquid Interfaces. P. Déjardin, ed. Principles and Practice. Springer, New York, 2006. $199.00 (330 pp.). ISBN 3-540-32657-X  Buy at Amazon

Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications. S. Tavernier, A. Gektin, B. Grinyov, W. W. Moses, eds. NATO Security Through Science Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., Alushta, Ukraine, Sept. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00, $89.95 paper (315 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-5091-7,   Buy at Amazon ISBN 1-4020-5092-5 paper  Buy at Amazon

Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students. E. B. Podgorsak, ed. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2005. $115.00 paper (657 pp.). ISBN 92-0-107304-6  Buy at Amazon

chemical physics

Handbook of Photochemistry. 3rd ed. M. Montalti, A. Credi, L. Prodi, M. T. Gandolfi. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006 [1993]. $139.95 (650 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-2377-5  Buy at Amazon

Trends in Chemical Physics Research. A. N. Linke, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2006. $129.00 (320 pp.). ISBN 1-59454-483-2   Buy at Amazon

computers and computational physics

Advances in High Performance Computing and Computational Sciences. Y. Shokin et al., eds. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design 93. Proc. wksp., Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sept.–Oct. 2005. Springer, New York, 2006. $209.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33864-0  Buy at Amazon

Computational Intelligence, Theory and Applications. B. Reusch, ed. Advances in Soft Computing 38. Proc. conf., Dortmund, Germany, Sept. 2006. Springer, New York, 2006. $259.00 paper (802 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34780-1   Buy at Amazon

From Physics to Biology: The Interface Between Experiment and Computation. J. Clemente-Gallardo, Y. Moreno, J. F. S. Lorenzo, A. Velázquez-Campoy, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 851. Proc. conf., Zaragoza, Spain, Feb. 2006. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $128.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0350-3  Buy at Amazon

The Lanczos and Conjugate Gradient Algorithms: From Theory to Finite Precision Computations. G. Meurant. Software, Environments, and Tools 19. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2006. $107.00 paper (365 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-616-0   Buy at Amazon

Parallel Algorithms and Cluster Computing: Implementations, Algorithms, and Applications. K. H. Hoffmann, A. Meyer, eds. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 52. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.00 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33539-0  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Computing Devices: Principles, Designs, and Analysis. G. Chen et al. Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Science Series 6. Chapman & Hall/CRC/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $79.95 (542 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-681-1  Buy at Amazon

Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave. 2nd ed. A. Quarteroni, F. Saleri. Texts in Computational Science and Engineering 2. Springer, New York, 2006 [2003]. $49.95 (318 pp.). ISBN 3-540-32612-X  Buy at Amazon

Soft Methods for Integrated Uncertainty Modelling. J. Lawry et al., eds. Advances in Soft Computing 37. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 paper (412 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34776-3  Buy at Amazon

condensed matter physics

Green-Function Theory of Chemisorption. S. G. Davison, K. W. Sulston. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4404-6   Buy at Amazon

Magnetism: From Fundamentals to Nanoscale Dynamics. J. Stöhr, H. C. Siegmann. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 152. Springer, New York, 2006. $199.00 (820 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30282-4  Buy at Amazon

Many Body Structure of Strongly Interacting Systems. H. Arenhövel et al., eds. Proc. symp., Mainz, Germany, Oct. 2005. Springer, New York, 2006. $229.00 (219 pp.). ISBN 3-540-36753-5  Buy at Amazon

New Superconductors: From Granular to High Tc. G. Deutscher. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $52.00 (222 pp.). ISBN 981-02-3089-3  Buy at Amazon

Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductors. M. Saraniti, U. Ravaioli, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 110. Proc. conf., Chicago, July 2005. Springer, New York, 2006. $269.00 (372 pp.). ISBN 3-540-36587-7  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Liquids: Bose Condensation and Cooper Pairing in Condensed-Matter Systems. A. J. Leggett. Oxford Graduate Texts. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $64.50 (388 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852643-1  Buy at Amazon

SSP 2004. K. K. Kadyrzhanov, V. S. Rusakov, eds. Proc. conf., Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $159.00 (109 pp.). ISBN 3-540-36793-4  Buy at Amazon

cosmology and relativity

Cosmological Relativity: The Special and General Theories for the Structure of the Universe. M. Carmeli. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $34.00 (138 pp.). ISBN 981-270-075-7  Buy at Amazon

The Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background. P. D. Naselsky, D. I. Novikov, I. D. Novikov. Cambridge Astrophysics Series 41. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $125.00 (255 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85550-0  Buy at Amazon

Special Relativity: Will It Survive the Next 101 Years? J. Ehlers, C. Lämmerzahl, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 702. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.95 (531 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34522-1  Buy at Amazon

device physics

Electron Beams and Microwave Vacuum Electronics. S. E. Tsimring. Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2007. $125.00 (573 pp.). ISBN 0-470-04816-6  Buy at Amazon

Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices. Z. Li, H. Meng, eds. Optical Science and Engineering 111. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. $139.95 (672 pp.). ISBN 1-57444-574-X  Buy at Amazon

Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials. S. Kasap, P. Capper, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $199.00 (1406 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26059-5, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Stand-Off Detection of Suicide Bombers and Mobile Subjects. H. Schubert, A. Rimski-Korsakov, eds. NATO Security Through Science Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., Pfinztal, Germany, Dec. 2005. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $159.00, $64.95 paper (165 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-5157-3, ISBN 1-4020-5158-1 paper  Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

Advanced Nuclear Plant Design Options to Cope with External Events. International Atomic Energy Agency. IAEA TECDOC Series 1487. Proc. mtg., Vienna, Nov. 2004. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. €15.00 paper (222 pp.). ISBN 92-0-100506-7  Buy at Amazon

Applicability of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Radioactively Contaminated Sites. International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Reports Series 445. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. €31.00 paper (105 pp.). ISBN 92-0-111905-4  Buy at Amazon

Decommissioning of Research Reactors: Evolution, State of the Art, Open Issues. International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Reports Series 446. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $50.00 paper (156 pp.). ISBN 92-0-112605-0, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Decommissioning of Underground Structures, Systems, and Components. International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Reports Series 439. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. €53.00 paper (204 pp.). ISBN 92-0-104405-4  Buy at Amazon

Economic Performance Indicators for Nuclear Power Plants. International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Reports Series 437. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $70.00 paper (158 pp.). ISBN 92-0-100905-4  Buy at Amazon

Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change. W. N. Adger, J. Paavola, S. Huq, M. J. Mace, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $62.00, $25.00 paper (319 pp.). ISBN 0-262-01227-8, ISBN 0-262-51193-2 paper  Buy at Amazon

Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Safety Requirements. International Atomic Energy Agency. International Safety Standards Series WS-R-4. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $30.00 paper (49 pp.). ISBN 92-0-105705-9  Buy at Amazon

Indicators for Management of Planned Outages in Nuclear Power Plants. International Atomic Energy Agency. IAEA TECDOC Series 1490. Proc. mtg., Vienna, Oct. 2003. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $20.50 paper (55 pp.). ISBN 92-0-102706-0  Buy at Amazon

Managing Nuclear Knowledge: Strategies and Human Resource Development. International Atomic Energy Agency. Proceedings Series. Proc. conf., Saclay, France, Sept. 2004. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $108.00 paper (58 pp.). ISBN 92-0-110005-1  Buy at Amazon

Redevelopment of Nuclear Facilities After Decommissioning. International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Reports Series 444. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. €50.00 paper (203 pp.). ISBN 92-0-105505-6  Buy at Amazon

Regulatory and Management Approaches for the Control of Environmental Residues Containing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM). International Atomic Energy Agency. IAEA TECDOC Series 1484. Proc. mtg., Vienna, Dec. 2004. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006. $25.00 paper (123 pp.). ISBN 92-0-113305-7  Buy at Amazon

theory and mathematical methods

Feynman Integral Calculus. V. A. Smirnov. Springer, New York, 2006. $79.95 (283 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30610-2  Buy at Amazon

Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Parabolic Problems. 2nd ed. V. Thomée. Springer Series in Computational Mathematics 25. Springer, New York, 2006 [1997]. $119.00 (370 pp.). ISBN 3-540-33121-2  Buy at Amazon

Open Quantum Systems I: The Hamiltonian Approach. S. Attal, A. Joye, C.-A. Pillet, eds. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1880. Springer, New York, 2006. $74.95 paper (329 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30991-8  Buy at Amazon

Open Quantum Systems II: The Markovian Approach. S. Attal, A. Joye, C.-A. Pillet, eds. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1881. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30992-6  Buy at Amazon

Path Integrals and Anomalies in Curved Space. F. Bastianelli, P. van Nieuwenhuizen. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $120.00 (379 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84761-3  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Field Theory I: Basics in Mathematics and Physics—A Bridge Between Mathematicians and Physicists. E. Zeidler. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (1020 pp.). ISBN 3-540-34762-3  Buy at Amazon

The Random-Cluster Model. G. Grimmett. Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics 333. Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (377 pp.). ISBN 3-540-32890-4  Buy at Amazon

Recent Advances in Optimization. A. Seeger, ed. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems 563. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.00 paper (455 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28257-2  Buy at Amazon

 

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