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Shock Waves in Space and Astrophysical Environments. X. Ao, R. Burrows, G. P. Zank, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1183. Proc. conf., Kona, HI, May 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $159.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0724-4

Space Astronomy: The UV Window to the Universe. A. I. Gómez de Castro, N. Brosch, eds. Proc. conf., Madrid, Spain, May-June 2007. Springer, New York, 2010. $189.00 (264 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3005-4

Advances in the Theory of Atomic and Molecular Systems: Conceptual and Computational Advances in Quantum Chemistry. P. Piecuch, J. Maruani, G. Delgado-Barrio, S. Wilson, eds. Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 19. Proc. wksp., East Lansing, MI, July 2008. Springer, New York, 2009. $339.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2595-1

Advances in the Theory of Atomic and Molecular Systems: Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Clusters, and Nanostructures. P. Piecuch, J. Maruani, G. Delgado-Barrio, S. Wilson, eds. Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 20. Proc. wksp., East Lansing, MI, July 2008. Springer, New York, 2009. $299.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2984-3

Brillouin-Wigner Methods for Many-Body Systems. I. Hubač, S. Wilson. Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 21. Springer, New York, 2010. $299.00 (235 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3372-7

The Fourth International Symposium on Atomic Cluster Collisions: Structure and Dynamics from the Nuclear to the Biological Scale (ISACC 2009). A. V. Solov’yov, E. Surdutovich, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1197. Proc. symp., Ann Arbor, MI, July 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $109.00 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0734-3

Energy Transfer Dynamics in Biomaterial Systems. I. Burghardt, V. May, D. A. Micha, E. R. Bittner, eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 93. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $199.00 (474 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-02305-7

Handbook of Anatomical Models for Radiation Dosimetry. X. G. Xu, K. F. Eckerman, eds. Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $129.95 (721 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4200-5979-3

Metastable Systems Under Pressure. S. Rzoska, A. Drozd-Rzoska, V. Mazur, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Proc. wksp., Odessa, Ukraine, Oct. 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2010. $229.00, $119.00 paper (430 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3406-9, ISBN 978-90-481-3407-6 paper

Nanohybridization of Organic-Inorganic Materials. A. Muramatsu, T. Miyashita, eds. Advances in Materials Research 13. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $199.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-92232-2

Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. P. Corkum et al., eds. Springer Series in Chemical Physics 92. Proc. conf., Stresa, Italy, June 2008. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $279.00 (1031 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-95945-8

Advances in Cryptology—ASIACRYPT 2009. M. Matsui, ed. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5912. Proc. conf., Tokyo, Dec. 2009. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $131.00 (722 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-10365-0

Applied and Numerical Partial Differential Equations: Scientific Computing in Simulation, Optimization and Control in a Multidisciplinary Context. W. Fitzgibbon et al., eds. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences 15. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3238-6

Dynamical Systems with Applications Using Maple. 2nd ed. S. Lynch. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2010 [2001]. $69.95 paper (509 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4389-8

FAIR: Flexible Algorithms for Image Registration. J. Modersitzki. Fundamentals of Algorithms. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $69.00 paper (189 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-90-0

Grid Generation Methods. 2nd ed. V. D. Liseikin. Scientific Computation. Springer, New York, 2010 [1999]. $119.00 (390 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2911-9

High Performance Computing on Vector Systems 2009. M. Resch et al., eds. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $119.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03912-6

Lectures on Stochastic Programming: Modeling and Theory. A. Shapiro, D. Dentcheva, A. Ruszczyński. MPS-SIAM Series on Optimization 9. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $119.00 paper (436 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-87-0

Man-Machine Interactions. K. A. Cyran et al., eds. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing 59. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $339.00 paper (690 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00562-6

MATLAB: With Applications to Engineering, Physics and Finance. D. Baez-Lopez. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (412 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-0697-5

Scientific Computation. G. H. Gonnet, R. Scholl. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $65.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-84989-0

Semantic Techniques in Quantum Computation. S. Gay, I. Mackie, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $90.00 (478 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-51374-6

Shock Compression of Condensed Matter—2009. Parts 1 and 2. M. L. Elert et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 1195. Proc. conf., Nashville, TN, June—July 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $465.00 set (1464 pp. set). ISBN 978-0-7354-0732-9 set, CD-ROM

Understanding Solid State Physics. S. A. Holgate. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2010. $79.95 (349 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7503-0972-1

Black Holes: An Introduction. 2nd ed. D. Raine, E. Thomas. Imperial College Press, London, 2010 [2005]. $51.00, $28.00 paper (198 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-382-9, ISBN 978-1-84816-383-6 paper

Exact Solutions of Einstein’s Field Equations. 2nd ed. H. Stephani et al. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009 [2003, reissued]. $90.00 paper (701 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-46702-5

Exact Space-Times in Einstein’s General Relativity. J. B. Griffiths, J. Podolský. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $125.00 (525 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-88927-8

Primordial Cosmology. P. Peter, J.-P. Uzan (translated from French by J. Brujić and C. de Rham). Oxford Graduate Texts. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2009 [2005]. $110.00 (836 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-920991-0

Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology: A Basic Introduction. 2nd ed. T.-P. Cheng. Oxford Master Series in Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2005]. $99.00, $49.95 paper (435 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-957363-9, ISBN 978-0-19-957364-6 paper

Annual Review of Environment and Resources. Vol. 34. A. Gadgil, D. M. Liverman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2009. $78.00 (474 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8243-2334-9

Applied Shape Optimization for Fluids. 2nd ed. B. Mohammadi, O. Pironneau. Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2001]. $120.00 (277 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-954690-9

Electrokinetically Driven Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. H.-C. Chang, L. Y. Yeo. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2010. $125.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86025-3

New Directions in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics: The Alexander V. Kazhikhov Memorial Volume. A. V. Fursikov, G. P. Galdi, V. V. Pukhnachev, eds. Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2010. $159.00 (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-0346-0151-1

Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Mechanics. 3rd ed. H. Oertel, ed. (translated from German by K. Asfaw). Applied Mathematical Sciences 158. Springer, New York, 2010 [2004]. $89.95 (795 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-1563-4

Seventh IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition. P. Schlatter, D. S. Henningson, eds. IUTAM Bookseries 18. Proc. symp., Stockholm, June 2009. Springer, New York, 2010. $249.00 (608 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3722-0

Megaflooding on Earth and Mars. D. M. Burr, P. A. Carling, V. R. Baker, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $140.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86852-5

New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate. A. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, eds. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $179.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00320-2

Ocean Modelling for Beginners: Using Open-Source Software. J. Kämpf. Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (175 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-00819-1, CD-ROM

400 Years of Astronomical Telescopes: A Review of History, Science and Technology. B. R. Brandl, R. Stuik, J. K. Katgert-Merkelijn, eds. Springer, New York, 2010. $149.00 (515 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-2232-5, CD-ROM

A Brilliant Darkness: The Extraordinary Life and Disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the Troubled Genius of the Nuclear Age. J. Magueijo. Basic Books, New York, 2009. $27.50 (280 pp.). ISBN 978-0-465-00903-9

Epistemology and Probability: Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and the Nature of Quantum-Theoretical Thinking. A. Plotnitsky. Fundamental Theories of Physics 161. Springer, New York, 2010. $159.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-85333-8

Exploring the Origin, Extent, and Future of Life: Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological Perspectives. C. M. Bertka, ed. Cambridge Astrobiology 4. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $120.00 (324 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-86363-6

Galileo Galilei and Motion: A Reconstruction of 50 Years of Experiments and Discoveries. R. V. Caffarelli (translated from Italian by C. V. Pennison). Societ` Italiana di Fisica, Bologna, Italy, and Springer, Berlin, 2009. $129.00 (296 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-04352-9

Innovation Was Not Enough: A History of the Midwestern Universities Research Association (MURA). L. Jones et al. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2010. $38.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-981-283-283-2

Materials, Matter and Particles: A Brief History. M. M. Woolfson. Imperial College Press, London, 2010. $60.00, $35.00 paper (316 pp.). ISBN 978-1-84816-459-8, ISBN 978-1-84816-460-4 paper

Quantum Theory at the Crossroads: Reconsidering the 1927 Solvay Conference. G. Bacciagaluppi, A. Valentini. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2009. $126.00 (530 pp.). ISBN 978-0-521-81421-8

Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology. J. Blunck. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $119.00 (142 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-68852-5

A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein. S. Hawking, ed. Running Press, Philadelphia, 2009 [2007, reissued]. $18.95 paper (468 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7624-3564-7

Under the Radar: The First Woman in Radio Astronomy—Ruby Payne-Scott. W. M. Goss, R. X. McGee. Astrophysics and Space Science Library 363. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $159.00 (354 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03140-3

Explosives Detection Using Magnetic and Nuclear Resonance Techniques. J. Fraissard, O. Lapina, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Proc. wksp., St. Petersburg, Russia, July 2008. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009. $189.00, $89.95 paper (292 pp.). ISBN 978-90-481-3060-3, ISBN 978-90-481-3061-0 paper

Femtosecond Laser Filamentation. S. L. Chin. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 55. Springer, New York, 2010. $129.00 (130 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4419-0687-8

Fundamentals of Radar Imaging. M. Cheney, B. Borden. CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics 79. SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. $59.00 (140 pp.). ISBN 978-0-898716-77-1

International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques. K. Bharuth-Ram, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 1194. Proc. conf., Crete, Greece, June 2009. AIP, Melville, NY, 2009. $119.00 paper (185 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0731-2

Studying Kinetics with Neutrons: Prospects for Time-Resolved Neutron Scattering. G. Eckold, H. Schober, S. E. Nagler, eds. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 161. Springer, Berlin, 2010. $159.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-03308-7

Electrical Properties of Materials. 8th ed. L. Solymar, D. Walsh. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2010 [2004]. $100.00, $55.00 paper (443 pp.). ISBN 978-0-19-956592-4, ISBN 978-0-19-956591-7 paper