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chemical physics

Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds II. V. Balzani, S. Campagna, eds. Topics in Current Chemistry 281. Springer, New York, 2007. $299.00 (327 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73348-5  Buy at Amazon

Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion. Vol. 4. K. L. Mittal, ed. Proc. symp., Toronto, June 2005. VSP/Brill Academic, Leiden, the Netherlands, 2007. $198.00 (305 pp.). ISBN 978-90-6764-453-2  Buy at Amazon

Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry. 3rd ed. E. R. Cohen et al. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2007 [1993]. $89.95 (233 pp.). ISBN 978-0-85404-433-7  Buy at Amazon

computers and computational physics

Computer Recognition Systems 2. M. Kurzynski, E. Puchala, M. Wozniak, A. Zolnierek, eds. Advances in Soft Computing 45. Springer, New York, 2007. $299.00 paper (863 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-75174-8  Buy at Amazon

Dynamical Systems with Applications Using Mathematica. S. Lynch. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $59.95 paper (484 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4482-6  Buy at Amazon

Modeling and Computations in Electromagnetics. H. Ammari, ed. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 59. Springer, New York, 2008. $79.95 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73777-3  Buy at Amazon

condensed-matter physics

Bernoulli Potential in Superconductors: How the Electrostatic Field Helps to Understand Superconductivity. P. Lipavský et al. Lecture Notes in Physics 733. Springer, New York, 2008. $109.00 (268 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73455-0  Buy at Amazon

Physics and Properties of Narrow Gap Semiconductors. J. Chu, A. Sher. Microdevices: Physics and Fabrication Technologies. Springer, New York, 2008. $129.00 (605 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-74743-9  Buy at Amazon

Quantum Theory of Conducting Matter: Newtonian Equations of Motion for a Bloch Electron. S. Fujita, K. Ito. Springer, New York, 2007. $79.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 978-0-387-74102-4  Buy at Amazon

Vortices in the Magnetic Ginzburg–Landau Model. E. Sandier, S. Serfaty. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 70. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $119.00 (322 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8176-4316-4  Buy at Amazon

cosmology and relativity

Deformed Spacetime: Geometrizing Interactions in Four and Five Dimensions. F. Cardone, R. Mignani. Fundamental Theories of Physics 157. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (497 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6282-7  Buy at Amazon

Gravitation and Experiment: Poincaré Seminar 2006. T. Damour, B. Duplantier, V. Rivasseau, eds. Progress in Mathematical Physics 52. Proc. lecture, Paris, Oct. 2006. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $109.00 (138 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-8523-1  Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Relativistic Continuum Mechanics. G. Ferrarese, D. Bini. Lecture Notes in Physics 727. Springer, New York, 2008. $79.95 (340 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-73166-5  Buy at Amazon

Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World. V. Petkov, ed. Fundamental Theories of Physics 153. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $149.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6317-6  Buy at Amazon

device physics

Concentrator Photovoltaics. A. L. Luque, V. M. Andreev, eds. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 130. Springer, New York, 2007. $169.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-68796-2  Buy at Amazon

Vehicle Propulsion Systems: Introduction to Modeling and Optimization. 2nd ed. L. Guzzella, A. Sciarretta. Springer, New York, 2007 [2005]. $99.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-74691-1  Buy at Amazon

energy and environment

American Environmental History: An Introduction. C. Merchant. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2007. $74.50, $24.50 paper (480 pp.). ISBN 978-0-231-14034-8, ISBN 978-0-231-14035-5 paper  Buy at Amazon

Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean-Energy Economy. J. Inslee, B. Hendricks. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2008. $25.95 (387 pp.). ISBN 978-1-59726-175-3  Buy at Amazon

Assessment of Hydrogen Energy for Sustainable Development. J. W. Sheffield, Ç. Sheffield, eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $179.95, $75.95 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6440-1, ISBN 978-1-4020-6441-8   Buy at Amazon

Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound. W. Williams, R. Whitcomb. Public Affairs, New York, 2007. $26.95 (326 pp.). ISBN 978-1-58648-397-5  Buy at Amazon

Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors. G. E. Fryxell, G. Cao, eds. Imperial College Press, London, 2007. $100.00, $55.00 paper (507 pp.). ISBN 978-1-86094-662-2, ISBN 978-1-86094-663-9 paper  Buy at Amazon

Environmental Modeling: Using Matlab. E. Holzbecher. Springer, New York, 2007. $139.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-3-540-72936-5, CD-ROM  Buy at Amazon

Leading by Example: How We Can Inspire an Energy and Security Revolution. B. Richardson. Wiley, New York, 2008. $25.95 (246 pp.). ISBN 978-0-470-18637-4  Buy at Amazon

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in the Asia Pacific Region. P. Jennings, G. Ho, K. Mathew, C. V. Nayar, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 941. Proc. conf., Fremantle, Western Australia, Feb. 2007. AIP, Melville, NY, 2007. $108.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7354-0454-0  Buy at Amazon

geophysics

Advances in Studies of Heterogeneities in the Earth's Lithosphere: The Keiiti Aki Volume II. Y. Ben-Zion, W. H. K. Lee, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2006. $79.95 paper (628 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-7579-9  Buy at Amazon

Atmospheric and Oceanic Mesoscale Processes. M. Sharan, S. Raman, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $79.95 paper (430 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-8492-0  Buy at Amazon

Computational Earthquake Physics: Simulations, Analysis and Infrastructure, Part I. X. Yin, P. Mora, A. Donnellan, M. Matsu'ura, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2006. $59.95 paper (310 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-7991-9  Buy at Amazon

Computational Earthquake Physics: Simulations, Analysis and Infrastructure, Part II. X. Yin, P. Mora, A. Donnellan, M. Matsu'ura, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $59.95 paper (432 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-8130-1  Buy at Amazon

Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics, Volcanism, and Climate Change. D. Wolf, J. Fernández, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $64.95 paper (300 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-8416-6  Buy at Amazon

The Global Circulation of the Atmosphere. T. Schneider, A. H. Sobel, eds. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007. $65.00 (385 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12181-9  Buy at Amazon

Particle-Laden Flow: From Geophysical to Kolmogorov Scales. B. J. Geurts, H. Clercx, W. Uijttewaal, eds. ERCOFTAC Series 11. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $169.00 (421 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6217-9  Buy at Amazon

Rock Damage and Fluid Transport, Part I. G. Dresen, O. Stephansson, A. Zang, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2006. $79.95 paper (210 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-7711-3  Buy at Amazon

Rock Damage and Fluid Transport, Part II. A. Zang, O. Stephansson, G. Dresen, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $49.95 paper (210 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-7993-3  Buy at Amazon

Soil Stress-Strain Behavior: Measurement, Modeling and Analysis. H. I. Ling, L. Callisto, D. Leshchinsky, J. Koseki, eds. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 146. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2007. $219.00 (981 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4020-6145-5  Buy at Amazon

Tsunami and Its Hazards in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. K. Satake, E. A. Okal, J. C. Borrero, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2007. $69.95 paper (631 pp.). ISBN 978-3-7643-8363-3  Buy at Amazon

history and philosophy

The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist. R. Netz, W. Noel. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $27.50 (320 pp.). ISBN 978-0-306-81580-5  Buy at Amazon

The Artificial and the Natural: An Evolving Polarity. B. Bensaude-Vincent, W. R. Newman, eds. Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $40.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-02620-8  Buy at Amazon

The Artist and the Mathematician: The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed. A. D. Aczel. Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, 2007 [2006, reissued]. $14.95 paper (239 pp.). ISBN 978-1-56858-359-4  Buy at Amazon

Atoms for Peace: A Pictorial History of the International Atomic Energy Agency. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2007. $71.60 (189 pp.). ISBN 978-92-0-103807-4  Buy at Amazon

Benjamin Franklin's Numbers: An Unsung Mathematical Odyssey. P. C. Pasles. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2008. $26.95 (254 pp.). ISBN 978-0-691-12956-3  Buy at Amazon

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Vols. 1 and 2. T. Hockey, V. Trimble, T. R. Williams, eds. Springer, New York, 2007. $499.00 set (1341 pp. set). ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0  Buy at Amazon

A Companion to Descartes. J. Broughton, J. Carriero, eds. Blackwell Companions to Philosophy 38. Blackwell, Malden, MA, 2008. $174.95 (542 pp.). ISBN 978-1-4051-2154-5  Buy at Amazon

The Demon and the Quantum: From the Pythagorean Mystics to Maxwell's Demon and Quantum Mystery. R. J. Scully. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. $38.00 (271 pp.). ISBN 978-3-527-40688-3  Buy at Amazon

Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNA. C. Brady. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $29.95 (392 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-02622-2  Buy at Amazon

From Quanta to Quarks: More Anecdotal History of Physics. A. Z. Capri. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $54.00, $28.00 paper (157 pp.). ISBN 978-981-270-916-5, ISBN 978-981-270-917-2 paper  Buy at Amazon

James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles. A. Foerstner. U. Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA, 2007. $37.50 (322 pp.). ISBN 978-0-87745-999-6  Buy at Amazon

The Microscope and the Eye: A History of Reflections, 1740–1870. J. Schickore. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007. $40.00 (317 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-73784-3  Buy at Amazon

Objectivity. L. Daston, P. Galison. Zone Books, New York, 2007. $38.95 (501 pp.). ISBN 978-1-890951-78-8  Buy at Amazon

Practical Mystic: Religion, Science, and A. S. Eddington. M. Stanley. U. Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007. $37.50 (313 pp.). ISBN 978-0-226-77097-0  Buy at Amazon

Quips, Quotes, and Quanta: An Anecdotal History of Physics. A. Z. Capri. World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2007. $54.00, $28.00 paper (198 pp.). ISBN 978-981-270-919-6, ISBN 978-981-270-920-2 paper  Buy at Amazon

Structures of Scientific Collaboration. W. Shrum, J. Genuth, I. Chompalov. Inside Technology. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $35.00 (280 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-19559-1  Buy at Amazon

A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Writings of Albert Einstein. S. Hawking, ed. Running Press, Philadelphia, 2007. $29.95 (468 pp.). ISBN 978-0-7624-3003-1  Buy at Amazon

Thank God for Evolution!: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World. M. Dowd. Council Oak Books, San Francisco, 2007. $24.95 (391 pp.). ISBN 978-1-57178-210-6  Buy at Amazon

Time and Realism: Metaphysical and Antimetaphysical Perspectives. Y. Dolev. Bradford Books. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. $75.00, $30.00 paper (237 pp.). ISBN 978-0-262-04243-7, ISBN 978-0-262-54194-7 paper  Buy at Amazon