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New books: July 2020 Free

1 July 2020

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

Astronomy and astrophysics

  • Choosing and Using a New CAT: Getting the Most from Your Schmidt Cassegrain or Any Catadioptric Telescope, R. Mollise (Springer, 2020) $34.99
  • Gravitational Few-Body Dynamics: A Numerical Approach, S. Mikkola (Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $140.00
  • An Introduction to Observational Astrophysics, M. Gallaway (Springer, 2020) $54.99

Atomic and molecular physics

  • Structure of Multielectron Atoms, A. Kastberg (Springer, 2020) $149.99

Biological and medical physics

  • The Annual Review of Biophysics, K. A. Dill, ed (Annual Reviews, 2020) $118.00
  • Clinical Vision Science: A Concise Guide to Numbers, Laws, and Formulas, G. Schmidtmann (Springer, 2020) $79.00
  • From Signals to Image: A Basic Course on Medical Imaging for Engineers, H. Azhari, J. A. Kennedy, N. Weiss, L. Volokh (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Leadership and Challenges in Medical Physics: A Strategic and Robust Approach, C. J. Caruana (IOP Publishing, 2020) $159.00

Chemical physics

  • Catalysis and the Mechanism of Methane Conversion to Chemicals, T. Baba, A. Miyaji (Springer, 2020) $139.99
  • Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Isolated Small Organic Molecules, T. Mori, ed (Springer, 2020) $139.99
  • Nanoscale Redox Reaction at Metal/Oxide Interface: A Case Study on Schottky Contact and ReRAM, T. Nagata (Springer, 2020) $99.99

Computers and computational physics

  • Computational Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics, T. K. Sengupta, Y. G. Bhumkar (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • The Design of Rijndael: The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), J. Daemen, V. Rijmen (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Essential Python for the Physicist, G. Moruzzi (Springer, 2020) $99.99

Condensed-matter physics

  • The Quantum Internet: Ultrafast and Safe from Hackers, G. Fürnkranz (Springer, 2020) $24.99

Cosmology and relativity

  • Cosmology’s Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe, P. J. E. Peebles (Princeton U. Press, 2020) $35.00

Device physics

  • Nanosensors for Environmental Applications, S. K. Tuteja, D. Arora, N. Dilbaghi, E. Lichtfouse, eds (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Noise in Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices, T. Grasser, ed (Springer, 2020) $139.99

Energy and environment

  • Energy-Smart Buildings: Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Buildings for Improved Energy Efficiency, J. Lamb, B. Pollet (IOP Publishing, 2020) $190.00
  • The Future of Atmospheric Oxygen, V. N. Livina, T. M. Vaz Martins (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Risk Assessment of Dams, A. Güven, A. Aydemir (Springer, 2020) $149.99

Fluids

  • Fluids Under Pressure, T. Bodnár, G. P. Galdi, Š. Nečasová (Birkhauser, 2020) $149.99
  • Immersed Boundary Method: Development and Applications, S. Roy, A. De, E. Balaras, eds (Springer, 2020) $59.99

Geophysics

  • Seismic Inversion Methods: A Practical Approach, S. P. Maurya, N. P. Singh, K. H. Singh (Springer, 2020) $419.99

History and philosophy

  • Hedwig Conrad-Martius’ Ontological Phenomenology, J. G. Hart, R. K. B. Parker, ed (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • How Humankind Created Science: From Early Astronomy to Our Modern Scientific Worldview, F. Chen, F.-T. Hsu (Springer, 2020) $34.99
  • Jayme Tiomno: A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil, W. D. Brewer, A. T. Tolmasquim (Springer, 2020) $84.99
  • Johannes Kepler: The Order of Things, W. Osterhage (Springer, 2020) $84.99
  • The Manhattan Project: The Story of the Century, B. C. Reed (Springer, 2020) $49.99
  • Scientific Papers of Ettore Majorana: A New Expanded Edition, L. Cifarelli, ed (Societa Italiana di Fisica and Springer, 2020) $139.99
  • Spinach on the Ceiling: The Multifaceted Life of a Theoretical Chemist, M. Karplus (World Scientific, 2020) $38.00
  • Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect, P. Halpern (Basic Books, 2020) $30.00

Instrumentation and techniques

  • The Fourth Terminal: Benefits of Body-Biasing Techniques for FDSOI Circuits and Systems, S. Clerc, T. Di Gilio, A. Cathelin, eds (Springer, 2020) $139.99
  • Multiband Dual-Function CMOS RFIC Filter-Switches, C. Nguyen, Y. Um (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Nanoscale Energy Transport: Emerging Phenomena, Methods and Applications, B. Liao, ed. (IOP Publishing, 2020) $160.00
  • Pipelined Analog to Digital Converter and Fault Diagnosis, A. Barua, ed. (IOP Publishing, 2020) $190.00
  • A Practical Guide for Advanced Methods in Solar Photovoltaic Systems, A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, eds (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Thermoacoustic Tomography: Principles and Applications, H. Jiang (IOP Publishing, 2020) $190.00

Materials science

  • Conceptual Theories in Structural Dynamics, F. Hejazi, T. K. Chun (Springer, 2020) $99.99
  • Handbook of Nanocomposite Supercapacitor Materials I: Characteristics, K. K. Kar, ed (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Lectures on Kinetic Processes in Materials, H.-I. Yoo (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Nanostructured Metal Oxides and Devices: Optical and Electrical Properties, M. K. Jayaraj, ed (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Natural Quasicrystals: The Solar System’s Hidden Secrets, L. Bindi (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Thermal Conductivity Measurements in Atomically Thin Materials and Devices, T. S. Kasirga (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids: Computer Simulation with Applications to Materials Analysis and Characterization, M. Dapor (Springer, 2020) $159.00

Miscellaneous

  • Effective Science Communication: A Practical Guide to Surviving as a Scientist, S. Illingworth, G. Allen (IOP Publishing, 2020) $50.00

Nonlinear science and chaos

  • Chaos: The World of Nonperiodic Oscillations, O. E. Rössler, C. Letellier (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Performing Complexity: Building Foundations for the Practice of Complex Thinking, A. Teixeira de Melo (Springer, 2020) $59.99

Optics and photonics

  • Analytical Lens Design, R. Gonzalez-Acuna, H. Chaparro-Romo, J. Gutierrez-Vega (IOP Publishing, 2020) $190.00
  • Nanophotonic Chemical Reactions: New Photochemical Reactions and Their Applications, T. Yatsui (Springer, 2020) $149.00
  • Precision Lens Molding of Glass: A Process Perspective, J. J. Nelson (Springer, 2020) $139.99

Particle physics

  • Particle Physics Reference Library. Volume 3: Accelerators and Colliders, S. Myers, H. Schopper, eds (Springer Open, 2020) $59.99

Popularizations

  • The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars, J. Marchant (Dutton, 2020) $28.00
  • Is Einstein Still Right?: Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and the Quest to Verify Einstein’s Greatest Creation, C. M. Will, N. Yunes (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $21.95
  • Neutron Stars: The Quest to Understand the Zombies of the Cosmos, K. Moskvitch (Harvard U. Press, 2020) $29.95
  • Quantum Reality, J. Baggott (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $25.95
  • Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth, S. Ritchie (Henry Holt and Company, 2020) $29.99
  • The Shadow of the Black Hole, J. W. Moffat (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $29.95

Quantum physics

  • Machine Learning Meets Quantum Physics, K. T. Schütt et al., eds (Springer, 2020) $99.99
  • Quantum Mechanics for Nuclear Structure, Volume 2: An Intermediate Level View, K. Heyde, J. Wood (IOP Publishing, 2020) $120.00

Society and government

  • Global Nuclear Developments: Insights from a Former IAEA Nuclear Inspector, P. F. Ikonomou (Springer, 2020) $99.99

Space and planetary science

  • The Artemis Lunar Program: Returning People to the Moon, M. von Ehrenfried (Praxis/Springer, 2020) $34.99
  • European Missions to the International Space Station: 2013 to 2019, J. O’Sullivan (Praxis/Springer, 2020) $37.99
  • The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Detective Story of All Time, E. Howell, N. Booth (Arcade Publishing, 2020) $27.99
  • Space Fostering Latin American Societies: Developing the Latin American Continent through Space, Part 1, A. Froehlich, ed (Springer, 2020) $119.99
  • Space Supporting Latin America: Latin America’s Emerging Space Middle Powers, A. Froehlich, D. A. Amante Soria, E. De Marchi (Springer, 2020) $119.99

Statistical physics and thermodynamics

  • Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics, R. T. Hanlon (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $55.00

Texts and education

  • Basic Electronics Engineering: Including Laboratory Manual, S. S. Srikant, P. K. Chaturvedi (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Electromagnetics Made Easy, S. Balaji (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Introduction to Classical Mechanics, J. D. Walecka (World Scientific, 2020) $77.55
  • Introduction to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity: From Newton’s Attractive Gravity to the Repulsive Gravity of Vacuum Energy, Ø. Grøn (Springer, 2020) $74.99
  • Mathematical Physics: Applications and Problems, V. Balakrishnan (Springer, 2020) $139.00
  • Physics Education and Gender: Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research, A. J. Gonsalves, A. T. Danielsson, eds (Springer, 2020) $119.99
  • Quantum Mechanics for Beginners, M. Suhail Zubairy (Oxford U. Press, 2020) $65.00

Theory and mathematical methods

  • Continuum Thermodynamics and Constitutive Theory, C. Papenfuß (Springer, 2020) $149.99
  • Direct and Inverse Scattering for the Matrix Schrödinger Equation, T. Aktosun, R. Weder (Springer, 2021) $139.99
  • Geometric Continuum Mechanics, R. Segev, M. Epstein, eds (Birkhauser, 2020) $119.99
  • Geometry: from Isometries to Special Relativity, N.-H. Lee (Springer, 2020) $54.99
  • Mathematical Analysis of the Navier-Stokes Equations, M. Hieber, J. C. Robinson, Y. Shibata (Springer, 2020) $54.99
  • A Mathematical Journey to Relativity: Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics, W.-G. Boskoff, S. Capozziello (Springer, 2020) $109.99
  • Maxwell’s Equations: From Current Density Distribution to the Radiation Field of the Hertzian Dipole, J. Donnevert (Springer, 2020) $49.99
  • Road Map for Sliding Mode Control Design, V. Utkin, A. Poznyuak, Y. V. Orlov, A. Polyakov (Springer, 2020) $59.99
  • Theoretical Concepts in Physics: An Alternate View of Theoretical Reasoning in Physics, M. Longair (Cambridge U. Press, 2020) $59.99

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