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July 2003, page 59

History and Philosophy
Optics and Photonics
Society and Government
Materials Science
Plasmas and Fusion
History and Philosophy
Nonlinear Science and Chaos
Popularizations
Theory and Mathematical Physics

 

History and Philosophy

The Road Since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview. T. S. Kuhn. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 [2000, reissued]. $18.00 paper (335 pp.). ISBN 0-226-45799-0
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Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact. D. H. Levy. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002 [2000, reissued]. $16.95 paper (303 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11325-4
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Tycho & Kepler: The Unlikely Partnership that Forever Changed Our Understanding of the Heavens. K. Ferguson. Walker, New York, 2002. $28.00 (402 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1390-4
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Instrumentation and Techniques

Bandwidth-Efficient Digital Modulation with Application to Deep-Space Communications. M. K. Simon. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $125.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-471-44536-3
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Materials Science

High-Resolution Imaging and Spectrometry of Materials. F. Ernst, M. Rühle, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 50. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (440 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41818-0
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Rational Continua, Classical and New: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Gianfranco Capriz on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday. P. Podio-Guidugli, M. Brocato, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (207 pp.). ISBN 88-470-0157-9
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Transport Processes in Bubbles, Drops, and Particles. 2nd edition. D. De Kee, R. P. Chhabra, eds. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002 [1992]. $130.00 (433 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-906-8
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Nonlinear Science and Chaos

Dynamics of Dissipation. P. Garbaczewski, R. Olkiewicz, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 597. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $99.00 (512 pp.). ISBN 3-540-44111-5
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Handbook of Graphs and Networks: From the Genome to the Internet. S. Bornholdt, H. G. Schuster, eds. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2003. $175.00 (401 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40336-1
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Hypercomplex Iterations: Distance Estimation and Higher Dimensional Fractals. Y. Dang, L. H. Kauffman, D. Sandin. Series on Knots and Everything 17. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $33.00 (144 pp.). ISBN 981-02-3296-9, CD-ROM
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Nonlinear Dynamics: Integrability, Chaos, and Patterns. M. Lakshmanan, S. Rajasekar. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.00 (619 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43908-0
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Why Stock Markets Crash: Critical Events in Complex Financial Systems. D. Sornette. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2003. $29.95 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-691-09630-9
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Optics and Photonics

Advances in Laser and Optics Research. Vol. 2. W. T. Arkin, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $98.00 (182 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-398-5
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Detection of Light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter. 2nd edition. G. H. Rieke. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1994]. $110.00, $40.00 paper (363 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81636-X, ISBN 0-521-01710-6 paper
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Infrared Holography for Optical Communications: Techniques, Materials, and Devices. P. Boffi, D. Piccinin, M. C. Ubaldi, eds. Topics in Applied Physics 86. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $139.00 (181 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43314-7
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Laser Cleaning. B. Luk'yanchuk, ed. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $58.00 (466 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4941-1
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Optical Solitons in Fibers. 3rd edition. A. Hasegawa, M. Matsumoto. Springer Series in Photonics 9. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003 [1990]. $69.95 (200 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43695-2
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Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics I: Basics and Theory of Near-Field Optics. M. Ohtsu, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 86. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $69.95 (161 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43504-2
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RF Photonic Technology in Optical Fiber Links. W. S. C. Chang, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $110.00 (403 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80375-6
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Sensing with Terahertz Radiation. D. Mittleman, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 85. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $109.00 (337 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43110-1
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Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Devices. H. E. Li, K. Iga, eds. Springer Series in Photonics 6. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $74.95 (385 pp.). ISBN
3-540-67851-4
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Particle Physics

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Vol. 52. C. Quigg, V. Lüth, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2002. $77.00 (483 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1552-9
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Exotic Clustering. S. Costa, A. Insolia, C. Tuvè, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 644. Proc. conf., Catania, Italy, June 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $160.00 (380 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0099-7
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Plasmas and Fusion

Advances in Plasma Physics Research. Vol. 3. F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, N.Y., 2002. $89.00 (196 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-329-2
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BEAMS 2002. T. A. Mehlhorn, M. A. Sweeney, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 650. Proc. conf., Albuquerque, N. Mex., June 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $175.00 (528 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0107-1
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Dense Z-Pinches. J. Davis, C. Deeney, N. R. Pereira, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 651. Proc. conf., Albuquerque, N. Mex., June 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $175.00 (459 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0108-X
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Plasma and Fluid Turbulence: Theory and Modelling. A. Yoshizawa, S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh. Series in Plasma Physics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $135.00 (459 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0871-0
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Popularizations

Astronomy in Depth. G. North. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $29.95 paper (230 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-580-7
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The Constants of Nature: From Alpha to Omega--the Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe. J. D. Barrow. Pantheon Books, New York, 2002. $26.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 0-375-42221-8
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Crystals and Life: A Personal Journey. C. Abad-Zapatero. International University Line, La Jolla, Calif., 2002. $24.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 0-9720774-0-5
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Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time. M. Bartusiak. Berkeley Books, New York, 2003 [2000, reissued]. $14.00 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0-425-18620-2
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Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation. J. Magueijo. Perseus, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. $26.00 (279 pp.). ISBN 0-7382-0525-7
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Imagining Numbers: (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen). B. Mazur. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, 2003. $22.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 0-374-17469-5
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Knots: Mathematics with a Twist. A. Sossinsky (translated from French by G. Weiss). Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002. $24.95 (127 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00944-4
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The Misunderstood Gene. M. Morange (translated from French by M. Cobb). Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [2001, reissued]. $15.95 paper (222 pp.). ISBN 0-674-01009-4
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Observing Comets. N. James, G. North. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $44.95 paper (234 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-557-2, CD-ROM
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Observing Variable Stars. G. A. Good. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $39.95 paper (274 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-498-3
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Origins: The Quest for Our Cosmic Roots. T. Yulsman. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $17.99 paper (384 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0765-X
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The Practical Astronomer's Deep-Sky Companion. J. K. Gilmour. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. $44.95 paper (140 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-474-6
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A Shortcut Through Time: The Path to the Quantum Computer. G. Johnson. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003. $24.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 0-375-41193-3
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Society and Government

Challenger's Shadow: Did Government and Industry Management Kill Seven Astronauts? J. C. Macidull, L. E. Blattner. Llumina Press, Coral Springs, Fla., 2002. $27.95 (139 pp.). ISBN 1-932047-39-5
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Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century. A. T. J. Lennon, ed. A Washington Quarterly Reader. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002. $24.95 paper (332 pp.). ISBN 0-262-62166-5
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Responsible Conduct of Research. A. E. Shamoo, D. B. Resnik. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $65.00, $29.95 paper (345 pp.). ISBN 0-19-514845-2, ISBN 0-19-514846-0 paper
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State of the World 2003: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society. L. Starke, ed. W. W. Norton, New York, 2003. $27.95, $16.95 paper (241 pp.). ISBN 0-393-05173-0, ISBN 0-393-32386-2 paper
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Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

Developments in Mathematical and Experimental Physics. Vol. B: Statistical Physics and Beyond. A. Macias, F. Uribe, E. Diaz, eds. Proc. mtg., Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 2001. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2003. $145.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47391-7
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Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing. 2nd edition. H. S. Leff, A. F. Rex, eds. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003 [1990]. $55.00 paper (485 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0759-5
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Statistical Mechanics. F. Schwabl (translated from German by W. Brewer). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $69.95 (573 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43163-2
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Thermodynamics of Systems in Nonequilibrium States. R. J. Tykodi. Thinkers' Press, Davenport, Iowa, 2002. $35.00 (474 pp.). ISBN 1-888710-12-8
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Theory and Mathematical Methods

Asymptotic Models of Fields in Dilute and Densely Packed Composites. A. B. Movchan, N. V. Movchan, C. G. Poulton. Imperial College Press, London, 2002. $48.00 (190 pp.). ISBN 1-86094-318-7
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Chebyshev Polynomials. J. C. Mason, D. C. Handscomb. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, Fla., 2003. $99.95 (341 pp.). ISBN 0-8493-0355-9
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Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists. E. Previato, ed. Comprehensive Dictionary of Mathematics. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., 2003. $39.95 paper (155 pp.). ISBN 1-58488-053-8
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Diffusions and Waves. H. Gzyl. Mathematics and Its Applications. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $81.00 (236 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0967-4Amazon | Barnes & Noble

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