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Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XIV. P. L. Shopbell, M. C. Britton, R. Ebert, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 347. Proc. conf., Pasadena, CA, Oct. 2004. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (709 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-215-6

Astrophysics Update 2. J. W. Mason, ed. Springer–Praxis Books in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2006. $139.00 (398 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30312-X

Chaos and Stability in Planetary Systems. R. Dvorak, F. Freistetter, J. Kurths, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 683. Springer, New York, 2005. $59.95 (279 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28208-4

Dynamics of Extended Celestial Bodies and Rings. J. Souchay, ed. Lecture Notes in Physics 682. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 (207 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28024-3

Future Directions in High Resolution Astronomy: The 10th Anniversary of the VLBA. J. D. Romney, M. J. Reid, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 340. Proc. mtg., Socorro, NM, June 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $77.00 (661 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-207-5

An Introduction to Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. M. J. Thompson. Imperial College Press, London, 2006. $58.00, $34.00 paper (227 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-615-1, ISBN 1-86094-633-X paper

ISO Science Legacy: A Compact Review of ISO Major Achievements. C. Cesarsky, A. Salama, eds. Springer, Norwell, MA, 2005. $179.00 (446 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3843-7

Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints. D. Schulze-Makuch, L. N. Irwin. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer, New York, 2006 [2004, reissued]. $44.95 paper (172 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30708-7

New Cosmological Data and the Values of the Fundamental Parameters. A. Lasenby, A. Wilkinson, eds. International Astronomical Union Symposium 201. Proc. symp., Manchester, UK, Aug. 2000. International Astronomical Union, Paris, and Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2005. $95.00 (544 pp.). ISBN 1-58381-212-1

Pattern Asterisms: A New Way to Chart the Stars. J. A. Chiravalle. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 paper (172 pp.). ISBN 1-84628-327-2

Superdense QCD Matter and Compact Stars. D. Blaschke, D. Sedrakian, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 197. Proc. wksp., Yerevan, Armenia, Sept.–Oct. 2003. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $219.00 (429 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3428-8

Isomorphisms Between H ¹ Spaces. P. F. X. Müller. Monografie Matematyczne 66. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $129.00 (453 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-2431-7

The Structure and Properties of Water. D. Eisenberg, W. Kauzmann. Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2005 [1969, reissued]. $67.50 paper (296 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857026-0

Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular Assemblies: Visualization of Biological Molecules in Their Native State. J. Frank. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $175.00, $95.00 paper (410 pp.). ISBN 0-19-515096-1, ISBN 0-19-518218-9 paper

Cellular Automaton Modeling of Biological Pattern Formation: Characterization, Applications, and Analysis. A. Deutsch, S. Dormann. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering, and Technology. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $89.95 (331 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4281-1

Neutron Scattering in Biology: Techniques and Applications. J. Fitter, T. Gutberlet, J. Katsaras, eds. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, 2006. $179.00 (557 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29108-3

Power Laws, Scale-Free Networks, and Genome Biology. E. V. Koonin, Y. I. Wolf, G. P. Karev, eds. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Landes Bioscience/Eurekah.com, Georgetown, TX, and Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25883-3

Conformation-Dependent Design of Sequences in Copolymers I. A. R. Khokhlov, ed. Advances in Polymer Science 195. Springer, New York, 2006. $239.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29513-5

Immobilisation of DNA on Chips II. C. Wittmann, ed. Topics in Current Chemistry 261. Springer, New York, 2005. $179.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28436-2

Layered Double Hydroxides. X. Duan, D. G. Evans, eds. Structure and Bonding 119. Springer, New York, 2006. $219.00 (234 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28279-3

A Beginner’s Guide to Mathematica. D. McMahon, D. M. Topa. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $69.95 paper (725 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-467-3

Discrete Element Analysis Methods of Generic Differential Quadratures. C.-N. Chen. Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics 25. Springer, New York, 2006. $109.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28947-X

Effective Models for Low-Dimensional Strongly Correlated Systems. G. G. Batrouni, D. Poilblanc, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 816. Proc. mtg., Peyresq, France, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $139.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0309-0

Relaxation and Decomposition Methods for Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming. I. Nowak. International Series of Numerical Mathematics 152. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $119.00 (213 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7238-9

The Structural Representation of Proximity Matrices with MATLAB. L. Hubert, P. Arabie, J. Meulman. ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability. American Statistical Association, Alexandria, VA, and SIAM, Philadelphia, 2006. $79.00 paper (214 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-607-1

Trends and Applications in Constructive Approximation. D. H. Mache, J. Szabados, M. G. de Bruin, eds. International Series of Numerical Mathematics 151. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $159.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7124-2

Intense Terahertz Excitation of Semiconductors. S. D. Ganichev, W. Prettl. Series on Semiconductor Science and Technology 14. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $134.50 (418 pp.). ISBN 0-19-852830-2

Ionic Soft Matter: Modern Trends in Theory and Applications. D. Henderson, M. Holovko, A. Trokhymchuk, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 206. Proc. wksp., Lviv, Ukraine, Apr. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $193.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3662-0

The Jahn–Teller Effect. I. B. Bersuker. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $185.00 (616 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82212-2

The Theory of Magnetism Made Simple: An Introduction to Physical Concepts and to Some Useful Mathematical Methods. D. C. Mattis. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $88.00, $48.00 paper (565 pp.). ISBN 981-238-579-7, ISBN 981-238-671-8 paper

Fluctuations, Information, Gravity, and the Quantum Potential. R. W. Carroll. Fundamental Theories of Physics 148. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $179.00 (444 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4003-2

From X-Ray Binaries to Quasars: Black Holes on All Mass Scales. T. J. Maccarone, R. P. Fender, L. C. Ho, eds. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $129.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4084-9

In Search of Dark Matter. K. Freeman, G. McNamara. Springer–Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Praxis/Springer, New York, 2006. $34.95 paper (158 pp.). ISBN 0-387-27616-5

Joint Evolution of Black Holes and Galaxies. M. Colpi, V. Gorini, F. Haardt, U. Moschella, eds. Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology, and Gravitation. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006. $149.95 (459 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0999-7

Frontiers in Planar Lightwave Circuit Technology: Design, Simulation, and Fabrication. S. Janz, J. Čtyroký, S. Tanev, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 216. Proc. wksp., Ottawa, ON, Sept. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $154.00 (287 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4164-0

Introducing Molecular Electronics. G. Cuniberti, G. Fagas, K. Richter, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 680. Springer, New York, 2005. $79.95 (518 pp.). ISBN 3-540-27994-6

Optical Radiometry. A. C. Parr, R. U. Datla, J. L. Gardner, eds. Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences 41. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2005. $215.00 (565 pp.). ISBN 0-12-475988-2

Pixel Detectors: From Fundamentals to Applications. L. Rossi, P. Fischer, T. Rohe, N. Wermes. Particle Acceleration and Detection. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28332-3

Principles of Electrical Measurement. S. Tumanski. Series in Sensors. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $99.95 (472 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-1038-3

Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems. R. V. Solé, J. Bascompte. Monographs in Population Biology 42. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $99.50, $45.00 paper (373 pp.). ISBN 0-691-07039-3, ISBN 0-691-07040-7 paper

Sound Images of the Ocean in Research and Monitoring. P. C. Wille. Springer, New York, 2005. $129.00 (471 pp.). ISBN 3-540-24122-1, CD-ROM

Against Bioethics. J. Baron. Basic Bioethics. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006. $29.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 0-262-02596-5

Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier. D. A. Pisano, F. R. van der Linden, F. H. Winter. Smithsonian, Washington, DC, and Abrams/Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2006. $22.50 (144 pp.). ISBN 0-8109-5535-0

The Devil’s Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science. P. Ball. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2006. $27.00 (436 pp.). ISBN 0-374-22979-1

The Electric Life of Michael Faraday. A. Hirshfeld. Walker, New York, 2006. $24.00 (258 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1470-6

Galileo’s Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy. M. Biagioli. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2006. $35.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 0-226-04561-7

In the Spirit of Ronald E. McNair–Astronaut: An American Hero. C. S. McNair, H. M. Brewer. Publishing Associates, Atlanta, GA, 2005. $24.95 (241 pp.). ISBN 0-942683-18-8

J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life. A. Pais. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $30.00 (353 pp.). ISBN 0-19-516673-6

The Jasons: The Secret History of Science’s Postwar Elite. A. Finkbeiner. Viking, New York, 2006. $27.95 (304 pp.). ISBN 0-670-03489-4

Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age. T. M. Porter. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006 [2004, reissued]. $19.95 paper (342 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12635-6

Leonardo’s Lost Robots. M. E. Rosheim. Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 (188 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28440-0

Medical Marvels: The 100 Greatest Advances in Medicine. E. W. Straus, A. Straus. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2006. $28.00 (425 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-373-4

Revolutionaries of the Cosmos: The Astro-Physicists. I. S. Glass. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $74.50 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857099-6

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera. T. Buick. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London, 2006. $29.95 paper (272 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-990-X

Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Vols. 25A and 25B. D. O. Thompson, D. E. Chimenti, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 820. Proc. mtg., Brunswick, ME, July–Aug. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $405.00 set (1942 pp. set). ISBN 0-7354-0312-0, CD-ROM

Structural Synthesis in Precision Elasticity. Y. M. Tseytlin. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (397 pp.). ISBN 0-387-25156-1

Electron Crystallography: Novel Approaches for Structure Determination of Nanosized Materials. T. E. Weirich, J. L. Lábár, X. Zou, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 211. Proc. inst., Erice, Italy, June 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $239.00 (536 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3918-2

Magnetism and Structure in Functional Materials. A. Planes, L. Mañosa, A. Saxena, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 79. Springer, New York, 2005. $149.00 (251 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23672-4

Micro- and Nanostructured Multiphase Polymer Blend Systems: Phase Morphology and Interfaces. C. Harrats, S. Thomas, G. Groeninckx, eds. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $159.95 (442 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-3734-8

Stress-Induced Phenomena in Metallization. E. Zschech et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 817. Proc. wksp., Dresden, Germany, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $148.00 (372 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0310-4

Wide-Gap Chalcopyrites. S. Siebentritt, U. Rau, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 86. Springer, New York, 2006. $119.00 (257 pp.). ISBN 3-540-24497-2

Applications of Agent Technology in Traffic and Transportation. F. Klügl, A. Bazzan, S. Ossowski, eds. Whitestein Series in Software Agent Technologies. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $49.95 paper (209 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7258-3

Elliptic and Parabolic Problems: A Special Tribute to the Work of Haim Brezis. C. Bandle et al., eds. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 63. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $179.00 (470 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7249-4

Imagination and Rigor: Essays on Eduardo R. Caianiello’s Scientific Heritage. S. Termini, ed. Springer, New York, 2006. $84.95 (186 pp.). ISBN 88-470-0320-2

Nonlinear Elliptic and Parabolic Problems: A Special Tribute to the Work of Herbert Amann. M. Chipot, J. Escher, eds. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 64. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $219.00 (536 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7266-4

Relativistic Nonlinear Electrodynamics: Interaction of Charged Particles with Strong and Super Strong Laser Fields. H. K. Avetissian, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 120. Springer, New York, 2006. $159.00 (333 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30069-4

Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics. A. Woehr, A. Aprahamian, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 819. Proc. conf., Notre Dame, IN, Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $184.00 (661 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0313-9

Coherent X-Ray Optics. D. M. Paganin. Oxford Series on Synchrotron Radiation 6. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $139.50 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856728-6

Introduction to Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy. 2nd ed. M. Müller. Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering 69. SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, 2006 [1989]. $47.00 paper (119 pp.). ISBN 0-8194-6043-5

Optical Interconnects: The Silicon Approach. L. Pavesi, G. Guillot, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 119. Springer, New York, 2006. $169.00 (381 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28910-0

Organic Light Emitting Devices: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. K. Müllen, U. Scherf, eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $170.00 (410 pp.). ISBN 3-527-31218-8

Parametric X-Ray Radiation in Crystals: Theory, Experiment, and Applications. V. G. Baryshevsky, I. D. Feranchuk, A. P. Ulyanenkov. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 213. Springer, New York, 2005. $119.00 (167 pp.). ISBN 3-540-26905-3

Photonics and Lasers: An Introduction. R. S. Quimby. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $99.95 (519 pp.). ISBN 0-471-71974-9

A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis. B. D. Warner. Springer, New York, 2006. $39.95 paper (297 pp.). ISBN 0-387-29365-5

Quasi-Optical Control of Intense Microwave Transmission. J. L. Hirshfield, M. I. Petelin, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 203. Proc. wksp., Novgorod, Russia, Feb. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $193.00 (400 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3636-1

XXV Physics in Collison. V. Šimák, R. Leitner, A. Valkárová, J. Valenta, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 815. Proc. conf., Prague, Czech Republic, July 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $142.00 (314 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0308-2

Hadron Spectroscopy. A. Reis, C. G¨bel, J. de Sá Borges, J. Magnin, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 814. Proc. conf., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $195.00 (761 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0307-4

Modern Supersymmetry: Dynamics and Duality. J. Terning. International Series of Monographs on Physics 132. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $114.50 (324 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856763-4

Quantum Fluctuations of Spacetime. L. B. Crowell. World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics 25. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $68.00 (373 pp.). ISBN 981-256-515-9

Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space: An Overview with Selected Papers. C. K. Zachos, D. B. Fairlie, T. L. Curtright, eds. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 34. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $86.00 (551 pp.). ISBN 981-238-384-0

Theory of Tokamak Transport: New Aspects for Nuclear Fusion Reactor Design. L. C. Woods. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2006. $125.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40625-5

Dense Z-Pinches. J. Chittenden, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 808. Proc. conf., Oxford, UK, July 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $149.00 (375 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0297-3

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. M. Klett, M. Lundgren. U. of California Press, Berkeley, 2006. $49.95, $24.95 paper (134 pp.). ISBN 0-520-24434-6, ISBN 0-520-24556-3 paper

Designer Evolution: A Transhumanist Manifesto. S. Young. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2006. $28.00 (417 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-290-8

Engineering—An Endless Frontier. S. Y. Auyang. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006 [2004, reissued]. $18.95 paper (344 pp.). ISBN 0-674-01978-4

Discovering Astronomy. 5th ed. S. J. Shawl, K. M. Ashman, B. Hufnagel. Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, IA, 2006 [2000]. $79.95 paper (671 pp.). ISBN 0-7575-2705-1

Fundamentals of Multibody Dynamics: Theory and Applications. F. Amirouche. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2006. $129.00 (684 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4236-6

Geometry and Topology. M. Reid, B. Szendröi. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $95.00, $45.00 paper (196 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84889-X, ISBN 0-521-61325-6 paper

Organic Chemistry. 2nd ed. T. N. Sorrell. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2006 [1999]. $120.00 (988 pp.). ISBN 1-891389-38-6

Physics Demonstrations: A Sourcebook for Teachers of Physics. J. C. Sprott. U. of Wis. Press, Madison, 2006. $45.00 (290 pp.). ISBN 0-299-21580-6, DVD

Teaching and Learning Astronomy: Effective Strategies for Educators Worldwide. J. M. Pasachoff, J. R. Percy. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $120.00 (268 pp.). ISBN 0-521-84262-X

Thermal-Fluid Sciences: An Integrated Approach. S. R. Turns. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $105.00 (1176 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85043-6, CD-ROM

Frontiers in Number Theory, Physics, and Geometry I: On Random Matrices, Zeta Functions, and Dynamical Systems. P. Cartier, B. Julia, P. Moussa, P. Vanhove, eds. Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (640 pp.). ISBN 3-540-23189-7

Global Smoothness and Shape Preserving Interpolation by Classical Operators. S. G. Gal. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $79.95 (146 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4387-7

Gradient Flows in Metric Spaces and in the Space of Probability Measures. L. Ambrosio, N. Gigli, G. Savaré. Lectures in Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $59.95 paper (333 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-2428-7

An Introduction to the Mathematical Structure of Quantum Mechanics: A Short Course for Mathematicians. F. Strocchi. Advanced Series in Mathematical Physics 27. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2005. $36.00 (146 pp.). ISBN 981-256-431-4

Lie Algebras of Finite and Affine Type. R. W. Carter. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 96. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2005. $80.00 (632 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85138-6

New Trends in the Theory of Hyperbolic Equations. M. Reissig, B.-W. Schulze, eds. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications 159. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $199.00 (511 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7283-4

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations with Applications. T. Roubíček. International Series of Numerical Mathematics 153. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $139.00 (405 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7293-1

Operator Theory, Systems Theory, and Scattering Theory: Multidimensional Generalizations. D. Alpay, V. Vinnikov, eds. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications 157. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $169.00 (310 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7212-5

Problem Book in Quantum Field Theory. V. Radovanović. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 (243 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29062-1

Qualitative Methods in Inverse Scattering Theory: An Introduction. F. Cakoni, D. Colton. Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, New York, 2006. $79.95 paper (227 pp.). ISBN 3-540-28844-9

The Quantum Hall Effect: Poincaré Seminar 2004. B. Douçot, B. Duplantier, V. Pasquier, V. Rivasseau, eds. Progress in Mathematical Physics 45. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $89.95 (197 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7300-8

Quantum Independent Increment Processes II: Structure of Quantum Lévy Processes, Classical Probability, and Physics. M. Schüermann, U. Franz, eds. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1866. Springer, New York, 2006. $74.95 paper (336 pp.). ISBN 3-540-24407-7

Quantum Theory: Reconsideration of Foundations—3. G. Adenier, A. Yu. Khrennikov, T. M. Nieuwenhuizen, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 810. Proc. conf., VäxjÖ, Sweden, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $173.00 (458 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0301-5

String Theory: From Gauge Interactions to Cosmology. L. Baulieu, J. de Boer, B. Pioline, E. Rabinovici, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 208. Proc. inst., Cargèse, France, June 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $169.00 (404 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-3731-7

Trends in Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics. J. F. Rodrigues, G. Seregin, J. M. Urbano, eds. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 61. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $139.00 (282 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-7165-X