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New books: January 2020 Free

2 January 2020

A listing of newly published books spanning several genres of the physical sciences.

Acoustics

  • The Physics of Noise, E. Milotti (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $35.00

Astronomy and astrophysics

  • Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool, M. Dijkstra, J. X. Prochaska, M. Ouchi, M. Hayes (Springer, 2019) $109.00

Atomic and molecular physics

  • Fundamentals of Spin Exchange: Story of a Paradigm Shift, K. M. Salikhov (Springer, 2019) $149.99

Biological and medical physics

  • Mechanics of Biological Systems: Introduction to Mechanobiology and Experimental Techniques, S. Park, Y. Chen (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $49.95

Chemical physics

  • The Iron (III) Thiocyanate Reaction: Research History and Role in Chemical Analysis, K. C. de Berg (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Energy and environment

  • Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems: Long-Term Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, M. Fukumoto, ed (Springer Open, 2020) $59.99

Fluids

  • Transport Processes Primer, C. Pozrikidis (Springer, 2019) $109.99

Geophysics

  • Levees and Dams: Advances in Geophysical Monitoring and Characterization, J. Lorenzo, W. Doll, eds (Springer, 2019) $149.99

History and philosophy

  • Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now, J. Allday (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2020) $27.97
  • Einstein in Bohemia, M. D. Gordin (Princeton U. Press, 2020) $29.95
  • From Atoms to Higgs Boson: Voyages in Quasi-Spacetime, C. Rangacharyulu, C. Polachic (Jenny Stanford, 2019) $99.95
  • Gaṇitānanda: Selected Works of Radha Charan Gupta on History of Mathematics, K. Ramasubramanian, ed (Springer, 2019) $149.99
  • The Great Paradox of Science: Why Its Conclusions Can Be Relied Upon Even Though They Cannot Be Proven, M. Singham (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $34.95

Instrumentation and techniques

  • Accelerator Radiation Physics for Personnel and Environmental Protection, J. D. Cossairt, M. Quinn (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2019) $189.95
  • Laser Heat-Mode Lithography: Principle and Methods, J. Wei (Springer, 2019) $149.99
  • Semiconductors and Modern Electronics, C. Winrich (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $35.00

Materials science

  • Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications, M. Higuchi (Springer, 2019) $84.99
  • Partial Differential Equations of Classical Structural Members: A Consistent Approach, A. Öchsner (Springer, 2020) $59.99

Nuclear physics

  • Heavy Ion Reactions at Low Energies, V. Zagrebaev (Springer, 2019) $79.99

Optics and photonics

  • Physical Optics: Concepts, Optical Elements, and Techniques, G. Giusfredi (Springer, 2019) $139.99
  • Resonant Tunneling Diode Photonics: Devices and Applications, C. Ironside, B. Romeira, J. Figueiredo (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $49.95

Particle physics

  • A Modern Introduction to Neutrino Physics, F. F. Deppisch (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $54.95

Popularizations

  • Chelyabinsk Superbolide, N. Gorkavyi, A. Dudorov, S. Taskaev, eds (Praxis/Springer, 2019) $29.99
  • Earth at Night: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness, NASA (NASA, 2019) $0.00
  • Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics: A Headlong Dive into the Science of How Cats Land on Their Feet, G. J. Gbur (Yale U. Press, 2019) $26.00
  • Glacier, P. G. Knight (Reaktion Books, 2019) $24.95
  • How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family, K. A. Malik, D. R. Matravers (Springer, 2019) $29.99
  • Ice Worlds of the Solar System: Their Tortured Landscapes and Biological Potential, M. Carroll (Springer, 2019) $49.99
  • Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and On Us, G. Zaidan (Dutton, 2020) $27.00
  • The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey, M. Shindell (U. Chicago Press, 2019) $27.50

Quantum physics

  • Mathematics of Quantum Computing: An Introduction, W. Scherer (Springer, 2019) $139.99
  • Relativistic Quantum Field Theory, Volume 1: Canonical Formalism, M. Strickland (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $69.95
  • Relativistic Quantum Field Theory, Volume 2: Path Integral Formalism, M. Strickland (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $69.95
  • Relativistic Quantum Field Theory, Volume 3: Applications of Quantum Field Theory, M. Strickland (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $69.95

Society and government

  • Exploring Science through Science Fiction, B. B. Luokkala (Springer, 2019) $29.99
  • Financing the New Space Industry: Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support, H. E. McCurdy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) $59.99
  • Investing in Science: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Infrastructures, M. Florio (The MIT Press, 2019) $60.00
  • The Legacy of Carbon Dioxide: Past and Present Impacts, P. J. Karol (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2019) $69.97
  • Light Power: Half a Century of Solar Electricity Research. Vol. 1: Solar Thermal Power Systems, D. Faiman, ed (World Scientific, 2020) $118.00
  • On Art and Science: Tango of an Eternally Inseparable Duo, S. Wuppuluri, D. Wu, eds (Springer, 2019) $84.99

Space and planetary science

  • Meteoroids: Sources of Meteors on Earth and Beyond, G. O. Ryabova, D. J. Asher, M. D. Campbell-Brown, eds (Cambridge U. Press, 2019) $140.00

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

  • Statistical Physics of Non Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena, Y. Pomeau, M.-B. Tran (Springer, 2019) $59.99

Texts and education

  • Conductors, Semiconductors, Superconductors: An Introduction to Solid-State Physics, R. P. Huebener (Springer, 2019) $54.99
  • Continuum Mechanics and Linear Elasticity: An Applied Mathematics Introduction, C. D. Coman (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory and the Physics of Conducting Solids, C. J. Papachristou (Springer, 2020) $79.99
  • Investigative Science Learning Environment: When Learning Physics Mirrors Doing Physics, E. Etkina, D. T. Brookes, G. Planinsic (Morgan & Claypool, 2019) $49.95
  • Pocket Guide to Rheology: A Concise Overview and Test Prep for Engineering Students, X. W. Ng (Springer, 2019) $59.99
  • Quantum Physics: States, Observables and Their Time Evolution, A. Bohm, P. Kielanowski, G. B. Mainland (Springer, 2019) $99.00
  • Solved Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, G. Skacej, P. Ziherl (Springer, 2019) $84.99

Theory and mathematical methods

  • Atomicity through Fractal Measure Theory: Mathematical and Physical Fundamentals with Applications, A. Gavrilut, I. Merches, M. Agop (Springer, 2019) $109.99
  • Discrete Energy on Rectifiable Sets, S. V. Borodachov, D. P. Hardin, E. B. Saff (Springer, 2019) $149.99
  • Geometric Representation Theory and Gauge Theory, A. Braverman, M. Finkelberg, A. Negut, A. Oblomkov (Springer, 2019) $59.99
  • Inverse Acoustic and Electromagnetic Scattering Theory, D. Colton, R. Kress (Springer, 2019) $119.99
  • Parabolic Wave Equations with Applications, M. D. Collins, W. L. Siegmann (Springer, 2019) $89.00
  • Reflections on the Foundations of Mathematics: Univalent Foundations, Set Theory and General Thoughts, S. Centrone, D. Kant, D. Sarikaya, eds (Springer, 2019) $139.99

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