New Books

Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. H. P. Stapp. The Frontiers Collection. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1993]. $49.95 (297 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40761-8

Physics and Whitehead: Quantum, Process, and Experience. T. E. Eastman, H. Keeton, eds. SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought. SUNY Press, Albany, NY, 2004. $55.00 (322. pp.). ISBN 0-7914-5913-6

Rocket Dreams: How the Space Age Shaped Our Vision of a World Beyond. M. Benjamin. Free Press, New York, 2003. $24.00, $14.00 paper (242 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-3343-3, ISBN 0-7432-5534-8 paper

Sneaking a Look at God’s Cards: Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics. G. Ghirardi (translated from Italian by G. Malsbary). Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2004. $35.00 (488 pp.). ISBN 0-691-04934-3

Symmetries in Physics: Philosophical Reflections. K. Brading, E. Castellani, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00 (445 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82137-1

When Least is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible. P. J. Nahin. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2004. $29.95 (370 pp.). ISBN 0-691-07078-4

Beam Halo Dynamics, Diagnostics, and Collimation. J. Wei, W. Fischer, P. Manning, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 693. Proc. wksp., Long Island, NY, May 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $150.00 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0166-7, CD-ROM

Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications. 3rd ed. J. Fraden. AIP Press/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004 [1996]. $89.95 (589 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00750-4

High Magnetic Fields: Science and Technology. Vol. 1: Magnet Technology and Experimental Techniques. F. Herlach, N. Miura, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $46.00 (326 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4964-0

High Magnetic Fields: Science and Technology. Vol. 2: Theory and Experiments 1. F. Herlach, N. Miura, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $46.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4965-9

Laser Safety. R. Henderson, K. Schulmeister. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004. $99.00 (459 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0859-1

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques. P. M. Koenraad, M. Kemerink, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 696. Proc. conf., Eindhoven, the Netherlands, July 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $155.00 (179 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0168-3, CD-ROM

Anomalous X-ray Diffraction From Semiconductor Nanostructure. T. U. Schülli. Series C: Technology and Natural Sciences 40. Trauner, Linz, Austria, 2003. €18.50 paper (144 pp.). ISBN 3-85487-512-6

Epitaxy of Nanostructures. V. A. Shchukin, N. N. Ledentsov, D. Bimberg. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $109.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67817-4

Fibers and Composites. P. Delhaès, ed. World of Carbon. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $96.00 (245 pp.). ISBN 0-415-30826-7

Filler-Reinforced Elastomers/Scanning Force Microscopy. B. Cappella, M. Geuss, M. Klüppel, M. Munz, E. Schulz, H. Sturm. Advances in Polymer Science 164. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $199.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 3-540-00530-7

Islands, Mounds and Atoms: Patterns and Processes in Crystal Growth Far From Equilibrium. T. Michely, J. Krug. Springer Series in Surface Sciences 42. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40728-6

Liquid Crystal Elastomers. M. Warner, E. M. Terentjev. International Series of Monographs on Physics 120. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $112.50 (407 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852767-5

Materials Inspired by Biology. J. L. Thomas, K. L. Kiick, L. A. Gower, eds. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 774. Proc. symp., San Francisco, Apr. 2003. MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2003. $106.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 1-55899-711-3

Mechanical Properties Derived From Nanostructuring Materials. D. F. Bahr, H. Kung, N. R. Moody, K. J. Wahl, eds. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 778. Proc. symp., San Francisco, Apr. 2003. MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2003. $106.00 (332 pp.). ISBN 1-55899-715-6

Nondestructive Materials Characterization: With Applications to Aerospace Materials. N. G. H. Meyendorf, P. B. Nagy, S. I. Rokhlin, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 67. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40517-8

Self-Assembled Nanostructured Materials. Y. Lu, C. J. Brinker, M. Antonietti, C. Bai, eds. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 775. Proc. symp., San Francisco, Apr. 2003. MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2003. $112.00 (394 pp.). ISBN 1-55899-712-1

Silicon Carbide: Recent Major Advances. W. J. Choyke, H. Matsunami, G. Pensl, eds. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $239.00 (899 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40458-9

Space: Technologies, Materials, Structures. B. E. Paton, ed. Welding and Allied Processes 2. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $136.00 (567 pp.). ISBN 0-415-29985-3

Thin-Film Solar Cells: Next Generation Photovoltaics and Its Applications. Y. Hamakawa, ed. Springer Series in Photonics 13. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $139.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43945-5

Unconventional Approaches to Nanostructures With Applications in Electronics, Photonics, Information Storage and Sensing. O. D. Velev, T. J. Bunning, Y. Xia, P. Yang, eds. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 776. Proc. symp., San Francisco, Apr. 2003. MRS, Warrendale, PA, 2003. $112.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 1-55899-713-X

Horizons in World Physics. A. Reimer, ed. Horizons in World Physics 240. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $98.00 (164 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-597-X

Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World. J. A. Adam. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $39.50 (360 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11429-3

Beyond Perturbation: Introduction to the Homotopy Analysis Method. S. Liao. CRC Series: Modern Mechanics and Mathematics 2. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. $89.95 (322 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-407-X

Chaos and Its Reconstruction. G. Gousebet, S. Meunier-Guttin-Cluzel, O. Ménard, eds. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $69.00 (320 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-805-7

Classics on Fractals. G. A. Edgar. Studies in Nonlinearity. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004. $40.00 paper (366 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4153-1

Direct and Inverse Methods in Nonlinear Evolution Equations. A. M. Greco, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 632. Proc. lecture, Cetraro, Italy, Sept. 1999. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 (278 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20087-8

Dynamics of Complex Systems. Y. Bar-Yam. Studies in Nonlinearity. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2003 [1997, reissued]. $55.00 paper (848 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4121-3

Nonlinear Science: Emergence and Dynamics of Coherent Structures. 2nd ed. A. Scott. Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics 8. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003 [1999]. $69.50 (480 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852852-3

Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Vol. 2. Y. Bar-Yam, A. Minai, eds. New England Complex Systems Institute Series on Complexity. Proc. conf., Nashua, NH, Oct. 1998. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004. $150.00, $65.00 paper (618 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4124-8, ISBN 0-8133-4123-X paper

Electromagnetic Scattering in Disperse Media: Inhomogeneous and Anisotropic Particles. V. A. Babenko, L. G. Astafyeva, V. N. Kuzmin. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $169.00 (434 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43649-9

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers. T. Numai. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 93. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $119.00 (259 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40836-3

Handbook of Moiré Measurement. C. A. Walker, ed. Series in Optics and Optoelectronics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004. $110.00 (501 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0522-3

Light Driven Self-Organization. B. P. Antonyuk. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $79.00 (118 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-776-X

Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics. S. Ossicini, L. Pavesi, F. Priolo. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 194. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $199.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40233-0

Nonlinear Optics. J. Moloney, A. Newell. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004 [1992, reissued]. $40.00 paper (440 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4118-3

Nonlinear Optics: Theory, Numerical Modeling, and Applications. P. P. Banerjee. Optical Engineering 86. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004. $150.00 (315 pp.). ISBN 0-8247-0965-9

Phase Conjugate Laser Optics. A. Brignon, J.-P. Huignard, eds. Wiley Series in Lasers and Applications. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $125.00 (410 pp.). ISBN 0-471-43957-6

Raman Amplifiers for Telecommunications 1: Physical Principles. M. N. Islam, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 90. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $179.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 0-387-00751-2

Raman Amplifiers for Telecommunications 2: Sub-Systems and Systems. M. N. Islam, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 90. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $179.00 (730 pp.). ISBN 0-387-40656-5

The Science of Color. 2nd ed. S. K. Shevell, ed. Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 2003 [1953]. $95.00 (339 pp.). ISBN 0-444-512-519

Are There Really Neutrinos? An Evidential History. A. Franklin. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004 [2000, reissued]. $35.00 paper (371 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4128-0

Correlation and Polarization in Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions. G. F. Hanne, L. Malegat, H. Schmidt-Böcking, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 697. Proc. symp., Königstein, Germany, July–Aug. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $138.00 (253 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0170-5

A Garden of Quanta: Essays in Honor of Hiroshi Ezawa. J. Arafune et al., eds. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $98.00 (502 pp.). ISBN 981-238-445-6

Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: A Practical Introduction. Vol. 2: Non-abelian Gauge Theories—QCD and the Electroweak Theory. 3rd ed. I. J. R. Aitchison, A. J. G. Hey. Graduate Student Series in Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004 [2002]. $45.00 paper (454 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0950-4

High Energy Physics. A. H. Fariborz, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 687. Proc. conf., Syracuse, NY, May 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $145.00 (221 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0161-6

In Conclusion: A Collection of Summary Talks in High Energy Physics. J. D. Bjorken, ed. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 32. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $116.00, $54.00 paper (406 pp.). ISBN 981-02-3869-X, ISBN 981-238-465-0 paper

Introductory Muon Science. K. Nagamine. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 0-521-59379-4

Neutrino Mass. G. Altarelli, K. Winter, eds. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 190. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $149.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40328-0

Neutrino Physics. K. Zuber. Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation. IOP, Philadelphia, 2004. $125.00 (438 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0750-1

Uncovering CP Violation: Experimental Clarification in the Neutral K Meson and B Meson Systems. K. Kleinknecht. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 195. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (142 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40333-7

Non-Neutral Plasma Physics V. M. Schauer, T. Mitchell, R. Nebel, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 692. Proc. wksp., Santa Fe, NM, July 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $150.00 (347 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0165-9

Physics of Space Plasmas: An Introduction. 2nd ed. G. K. Parks. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004 [1991]. $60.00 paper (597 pp.). ISBN 0-8133-4129-9

Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas. C. B. Forest, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 694. Proc. conf., Moran, WY, May 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $165.00 (520 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0158-6

Tokamaks. 3rd ed. J. Wesson. International Series of Monographs on Physics 118. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004 [1997]. $244.50 (749 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850922-7

Dr. Ecco’s Cyberpuzzles: 36 Puzzles for Hackers and Other Mathematical Detectives. D. E. Shasha. W. W. Norton, New York, 2004 [2002, reissued]. $14.95 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 0-393-32541-5

Gonzo Gizmos: Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek. S. Q. Field. Chicago Review Press, Chicago, 2004. $16.95 paper (227 pp.). ISBN 1-55652-520-6

The Illustrated Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe. S. W. Hawking. New Millennium Press, Beverly Hills, CA, 2003 [1996]. $29.95 (119 pp.). ISBN 1-932407-07-3

Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything. D. Falk. Arcade, New York, 2004. $24.95 (246 pp.). ISBN 1-55970-707-0

Expedition Mars. M. J. L. Turner. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $39.95 paper (321 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-735-4

NASA’s Voyager Missions: Exploring the Outer Solar System and Beyond. B. Evans, D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. $39.95 paper (284 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-745-1

Common-Sense Thermodynamics: A Tutorial on Understanding Thermodynamics. R. L. Jones. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $19.95 paper (154 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-601-1

Granular Gas Dynamics. T. Pöschel, N. Brilliantov, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 624. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (366 pp.). ISBN 3-540-20110-6

Kinetic Theory of Gases in Shear Flows: Nonlinear Transport. V. Garzó, A. Santos. Fundamental Theories of Physics 131. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2003. $163.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-1436-8

Statistical Mechanics of Turbulent Flows. S. Heinz. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.98 (214 pp.). ISBN 3-540-40103-2