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Practical Materials Characterization. M. Sardela, ed. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (237 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9280-1 Buy at Amazon

Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in AB₂X₄ Chalcogenide Compounds. F. J. Manjon, I. Tiginyanu, V. Ursaki, eds. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (243 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-40366-8 Buy at Amazon

A Primer on the Geometry of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Modifications. S. Imani Yengejeh, S. A. Kazemi, A. Öchsner. Springer, 2015. $54.99 paper (70 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-14985-1 Buy at Amazon

Quantitative Recombination and Transport Properties in Silicon from Dynamic Luminescence. J. Giesecke. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (284 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06156-6 Buy at Amazon

Size Effects in Nanostructures: Basics and Applications. V. Kuncser, L. Miu, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (325 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44478-8 Buy at Amazon

Soft Solids: A Primer to the Theoretical Mechanics of Materials. A. D. Freed. Birkhäuser, 2014. $79.99 (364 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-03550-5 Buy at Amazon

Thermodynamics, Diffusion and the Kirkendall Effect in Solids. A. Paul, T. Laurila, V. Vuorinen, S. V. Divinski. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (530 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07460-3 Buy at Amazon

Unraveling Thermoluminescence. C. M. Sunta. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (188 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-1939-2 Buy at Amazon

Wave Propagation in Solid and Porous Half-Space Media. H. R. Hamidzadeh, L. Dai, R. N. Jazar. Springer, 2014. $179.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-9268-9 Buy at Amazon

The Art of Science: From Perspective Drawing to Quantum Randomness. R. Lupacchini, A. Angelini, eds. Springer, 2014. $79.99 (210 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02110-2 Buy at Amazon

Universe of Scales: From Nanotechnology to Cosmology. F. Freund, S. Langhoff, eds. Springer, 2014. $259.00 (206 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02206-2 Buy at Amazon

Chaos Theory in Politics. S. Banerjee, Ş. Ş. Erçetin, A. Tekin, eds. Springer, 2014. $109.00 (201 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-8690-4 Buy at Amazon

Chaotic Dynamics in Nonlinear Theory. L. Burra. Springer, 2014. $89.99 (104 pp.). ISBN 978-81-322-2091-6 Buy at Amazon

Chaotic Harmony: A Dialog About Physics, Complexity and Life. A. Sanayei, O. E. Rössler. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (278 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06780-3 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Physics of Ecosystems. E. Meron. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015. $89.95 (344 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4398-2631-7 Buy at Amazon

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Traffic and Random Processes: An Introduction. R. Mauro. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (119 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09323-9 Buy at Amazon

Advances in Gamma Ray Resonant Scattering and Absorption: Long-Lived Isomeric Nuclear States. A. V. Davydov. Springer, 2015. $159.00 (192 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10523-9 Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Physics: Present and Future. W. Greiner, ed. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10198-9 Buy at Amazon

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Nano-Structures for Optics and Photonics: Optical Strategies for Enhancing Sensing, Imaging, Communication and Energy Conversion. B. Di Bartolo, J. Collins. L. Silvestri, eds. Springer, 2015. $269.00, $129.00 paper (586 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-9132-8, ISBN 978-94-017-9142-7 paperBuy at Amazon

Nonlinear Super-Resolution Nano-Optics and Applications. J. Wei. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44487-0 Buy at Amazon

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Pose-Varied Multi-axis Optical Finishing Systems: Theory and Process Validation. H. Cheng. Springer, 2015. $119.00 (154 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44181-7 Buy at Amazon

Theory of Semiconductor Lasers: From Basis of Quantum Electronics to Analyses of the Mode Competition Phenomena and Noise. M. Yamada. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (303 pp.). ISBN 978-4-431-54888-1 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions. 2nd ed. C. M. Becchi, G. Ridolfi. Springer, 2014. $69.99 (198 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06129-0 Buy at Amazon

Measurement of the Inclusive Electron Cross-Section from Heavy-Flavour Decays and Search for Compressed Supersymmetric Scenarios with the ATLAS Experiment. M. Backes. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07135-0 Buy at Amazon

Third Generation SUSY and $tt‾$ + Z Production: Searches Using the ATLAS Detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. J. McFayden. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (178 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07190-9 Buy at Amazon

Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas. V. Igochine, ed. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 978-3-662-44221-0 Buy at Amazon

Physics of the Plasma Universe. 2nd ed. A. L. Peratt. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (406 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-7818-8 Buy at Amazon

Tensorial Methods and Renormalization in Group Field Theories. S. Carrozza. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (226 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-05866-5 Buy at Amazon

Alien Skies: Planetary Atmospheres from Earth to Exoplanets. F. J. Pont. Springer, 2014. $29.99 paper (151 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-8553-7 Buy at Amazon

Book of Extremes: Why the 21st Century Isn’t Like the 20th Century. T. G. Lewis. Copernicus/Springer, 2014. $27.99 paper (184 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06925-8 Buy at Amazon

The Universe Through the Eyes of Hubble. O. Usher, L. L. Christensen. Springer, 2014. $44.99 (174 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-02722-7 Buy at Amazon

Weird Universe: Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology. D. A. J. Seargent. Springer, 2015. $29.99 paper (272 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-10737-0 Buy at Amazon

Embedded Random Matrix Ensembles in Quantum Physics. V. K. B. Kota. Springer, 2014. $89.99 paper (402 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-04566-5 Buy at Amazon

The Emerging Quantum: The Physics Behind Quantum Mechanics. Luis de la Peña, A. M. Cetto, A. Valdés Hernández. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (366 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07892-2 Buy at Amazon

Probing Correlated Quantum Many-Body Systems at the Single-Particle Level. M. Endres. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (165 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-05752-1 Buy at Amazon

Forensic GIS: The Role of Geospatial Technologies for Investigating Crime and Providing Evidence. G. A. Elmes, G. Roedl, J. Conley, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (310 pp.). ISBN 978-94-017-8756-7 Buy at Amazon

The Cassini-Huygens Visit to Saturn: An Historic Mission to the Ringed Planet. M. Meltzer. Springer, 2015. $44.99 paper (409 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07607-2 Buy at Amazon

The Meaning and Value of Spaceflight: Public Perceptions. W. S. Bainbridge. Springer, 2015. $129.00 (225 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-07877-9 Buy at Amazon

The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth. C. S. Cockell, ed. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09566-0 Buy at Amazon

The Observer’s Guide to Planetary Motion: Explaining the Cycles of the Night Sky. D. Ford. Springer, 2014. $34.99 paper (240 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-0628-4 Buy at Amazon

Orbital Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Techniques and Tools for Space Missions. G. R. Hintz. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (386 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09443-4 Buy at Amazon

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System. Part 4: The Modern Era 2004–2013. P. Ulivi, D. M. Harland. Springer, 2015. $44.99 paper (567 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4614-4811-2 Buy at Amazon

Solar Cosmic Rays: Fundamentals and Applications. 2nd ed. L. Miroshnichenko. Springer, 2015. $229.00 (521 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09428-1 Buy at Amazon

Solar Origins of Space Weather and Space Climate. I. González Hernández, R. Komm, A. Pevtsov, J. Leibacher, eds. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4939-1181-3 Buy at Amazon

The Nature of Motive Force. A. K. Pramanick. Springer, 2014. $129.00 (141 pp.). ISBN 978-3-642-54470-5 Buy at Amazon

Atomic Spectroscopy and Radiative Processes. E. Landi Degl’Innocenti. Springer, 2014. $99.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 978-88-470-2807-4 Buy at Amazon

Basics of Aerothermodynamics. 2nd ed. E. H. Hirschel. Springer, 2015. $179.00 (446 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-14372-9 Buy at Amazon

Bayesian Probability Theory: Applications in the Physical Sciences. W. von der Linden, V. Dose, U. von Toussaint. Cambridge U. Press, 2014. $95.00 (637 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-03590-4 Buy at Amazon

Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity: An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory. C. Rovelli, F. Vidotto. Cambridge U. Press, 2015. $65.00 (254 pp.). ISBN 978-1-107-06962-6 Buy at Amazon

Fluid Dynamics: An Introduction. M. Rieutord. Springer, 2015. $99.00 (508 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-09350-5 Buy at Amazon

An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. P. Olla. Springer, 2015. $69.99 (185 pp.). ISBN 978-3-319-06187-0 Buy at Amazon

A Laboratory Course in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. G. E. J. Poinern. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015. $69.95 (230 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4822-3103-8 Buy at Amazon