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Particle Physics

Quantum Chromodynamics. 2nd revised edition. W. Greiner, S. Schramm, E. Stein. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1994]. $69.95 paper (551 pp.). ISBN 3-540-66610-9
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Unification and Supersymmetry: The Frontiers of Quark-Lepton Physics. 3rd edition. R. N. Mohapatra. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1992]. $79.95 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95534-8
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Plasmas and Fusion

Atomic Processes in Plasmas. D. R. Schultz, F. W. Meyer, F. Ownby, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 635. Proc. conf., Gatlinburg, Tenn., Apr. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $130.00 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0090-3
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Production and Neutralization of Negative Ions and Beams. M. P. Stockli, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 639. Proc. symp., Gif-sur-Yvette, France, May 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $115.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0094-6
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Science of Superstrong Field Interactions. K. Nakajima, M. Deguchi, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 634. Proc. symp., Hayama, Japan, Mar. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $165.00 (427 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0089-X, CD-ROM
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Popularizations

Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion. F.-H. Hsu. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $27.95 (298 pp.). ISBN 0-691-09065-3
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Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics. E. Teller, W. Teller, W. Talley. Perseus, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [1991, reissued]. $16.00 paper (247 pp.). ISBN 0-7382-0765-9
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Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Children. A. Calaprice, ed. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2002. $24.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 1-59102-015-8
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The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics. R. Penrose. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2002 [1999, reissued]. $17.95 paper (602 pp.). ISBN 0-19-286198-0
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The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos. R. P. Kirshner. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $29.95 (282 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05862-8
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number. M. Livio. Broadway Books, New York, 2002. $24.95 (294 pp.). ISBN 0-7679-0815-5
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How to Observe the Sun Safely. L. Macdonald. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $34.95 paper (176 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-527-0
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens . . . Where is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life. S. Webb. Copernicus Books, New York, 2002. $27.50 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95501-1
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Mindsteps to the Cosmos. 2nd edition. G. S. Hawkins. Series on Knots and Everything 31. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002 [1983]. $48.00 (340 pp.). ISBN 981-238-123-6
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Nearest Star: The Surprising Science of Our Sun. L. Golub, J. M. Pasachoff. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [2001, reissued]. $16.95 paper (267 pp.). ISBN 0-674-01006-X
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The Odd Quantum. S. Treiman. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002 [1999, reissued]. $16.95 paper (262 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10300-3
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Physics in the 20th Century. C. Suplee. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2002 [1999, reissued]. $19.95 paper (223 pp.). ISBN 0-8109-9084-9
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The Physics of Hockey. A. Haché. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, Md., 2002. $24.95 (184 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-7071-2
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Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. R. Wolfson. W. W. Norton, New York, 2003. $24.95 (261 pp.). ISBN 0-393-05154-4
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Special Relativity and Motions Faster than Light. M. Fayngold. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2002. $39.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40344-2
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Space and Planetary Science

The Century of Space Science. Vols. 1 and 2. J. A. M. Bleeker, J. Geiss, M. C. E. Huber, eds. Kluwer Acacemic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $495.00 set (1846 pp. set). ISBN 0-7923-7196-8
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Dust Plasma Interaction in Space. P. K. Shukla, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $89.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-365-9
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Mission to Saturn: Cassini and the Huygens Probe. D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $39.95 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-656-0
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Singularities in Gravitational Systems: Applications to Chaotic Transport in the Solar System. D. Benest, C. Froeschlé, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 590. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43765-7
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Space Radio Science. O. I. Yakolev (translated from Russian by N. Golovchenko and O. Golovchenko). Earth Space Institute Book Series 8. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $96.00 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27350-1
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A Thin Cosmic Rain: Particles from Outer Space. M. W. Friedlander. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [2000, reissued]. $17.95 paper (241 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00989-4
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Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

The Century of Space Science. Vols. 1 and 2. J. A. M. Bleeker, J. Geiss, M. C. E. Huber, eds. Kluwer Acacemic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $495.00 set (1846 pp. set). ISBN 0-7923-7196-8
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Dust Plasma Interaction in Space. P. K. Shukla, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $89.00 (298 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-365-9
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Mission to Saturn: Cassini and the Huygens Probe. D. M. Harland. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $39.95 paper (290 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-656-0
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Singularities in Gravitational Systems: Applications to Chaotic Transport in the Solar System. D. Benest, C. Froeschlé, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 590. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.00 (215 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43765-7
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Space Radio Science. O. I. Yakolev (translated from Russian by N. Golovchenko and O. Golovchenko). Earth Space Institute Book Series 8. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $96.00 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27350-1
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A Thin Cosmic Rain: Particles from Outer Space. M. W. Friedlander. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [2000, reissued]. $17.95 paper (241 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00989-4
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