New Books from Dec/Jan

QB44.3 .K35 2009
Kaler, James B.
Heaven's touch : from killer stars to the seeds of life, how we are connected to the universe.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
xii, 250 p. ; 25 cm.
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QB471.7.B85 H86 2008
Gamma-ray bursts : 6th Huntsville symposium : Huntsville, Alabama, 20-23 October 2008
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009.
xiii, 537 p.
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QB474 .F868 2008
Future directions in ultraviolet spectroscopy : a conference inspired by the accomplishments of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission : Annapolis, Maryland, 20-22 October 2008
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009
xv, 355 p.
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QB475.A1 L69 2009
The low-frequency radio universe : an event commemorating the birth centenary of Dr. Homi J. Bhabha : proceedings of a conference held at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), TIFR, Pune, India, 8-12 December 2008
San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, c2009.
xxv, 457 p.
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QB801 .B54 2009
The biggest, baddest, coolest stars : proceedings of a workshop held at the Millennium Centre, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA, 16-18 July 2007
San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, c2009.
xii, 263 p.
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QB806.5 .S73 2009
The starburst-AGN connection : proceedings of a workshop held at Shanghai Normal University 27-31 October 2008
San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009.
xxvii, 474 p.
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QC1 .L4x 779
Blumenhagen, R. (Ralph)
Introduction to conformal field theory : with applications to string theory
Berlin : Springer, c2009.
xi, 265 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC1 .L4x 783
Bona, Carles.
Elements of numerical relativity and relativistic hydrodynamics : from Einstein's equations to astrophysical simulations
2nd ed.
Berlin : Springer, c2009.
xiv, 214 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC16.B87 A3 2009
Burton, Howard, 1965-
First principles : the crazy business of doing serious science.
Toronto : Key Porter Books, c2009.
286 p. ; 22 cm.
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QC20.7.M27 S54 2009
Sieniutycz, Stanislaw.
Energy optimization in process systems.
1st ed.
Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier, 2009.
xvii, 751 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC173.7 .M87 2010
Mussardo, G.
Statistical field theory : an introduction to exactly solved models in statistical physics
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
xxii, 755 p.
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QC173.96 .S64 2008
Spectral and scattering theory for quantum magnetic systems, July 7-11, 2008, CIRM, Luminy, Marseilles, France
Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, 2009.
xii, 186 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC174.17.P7 S53 2009
Shavitt, Isaiah, 1925-
Many-body methods in chemistry and physics : MBPT and coupled-cluster theory.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xiii, 532 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC174.45 .P367 2009
Parker, Leonard Emanuel, 1938-
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime : quantized fields and gravity
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xiv, 455 p.
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QC174.84 .P48 2009
Petrina, D. Ya.
Stochastic dynamics and Boltzmann hierarchy.
Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2009.
xiii, 295 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC176.8.E4 K867 2009
Kuramoto, Y. (Yoshio)
Dynamics of one-dimensional quantum systems : inverse-square interaction models
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xii, 474 p.
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QC176.8.E4 T73 2008
Lectures on the physics of strongly correlated systems XIII : Thirteenth Training Course in the Physics of Strongly Correlated Systems, Salerno, Italy, 6-17 October 2008.
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009.
vii, 236 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC176.8.N35 F47 2009
Ferry, David K.
Transport in nanostructures
2nd ed.
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
x, 659 p.
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QC271 .R336 2010
Radiometric temperature measurements
Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2010-
2 v.
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QC611.8.L68 E44 2009
Electron spin resonance and related phenomena in low-dimensional structures
Berlin ; London : Springer, c2009.
xiv, 261 p.
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QC718 .S85 2009
Suplee, Curt.
The plasma universe.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xii, 76 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC760 .E424 2009
Electromagnetic simulation techniques based on the FDTD method
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.
x, 206 p.
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QC773.A1 A28 2009
Aczel, Amir D.
Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age
1st ed.
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
248 p., [8] p. of plates
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QC774.H85 A3 2009
Huizenga, John R. (John Robert), 1921-
Five decades of research in nuclear science
Rochester, NY : Meliora Press, 2009.
xiv, 233 p.
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QC793.3.S8 N83 2009
Nuclear structure and dynamics '09 : proceedings of the international conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-8 May 2009.
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009.
xvi, 461 p. ; 25 cm.
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QB1 .R48x v.36
Magnetic fields in the universe II : from laboratory and stars to the primordial universe : Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, enero 28-febrero 1, 2008 / editores de las memorias, A. Esquivel ... [et al.].
Mexico, D.F. : Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, c2009.
xiii, 230 p.
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QB1 .R37 v.21
Formation and evolution of cosmic structures
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2009.
283 p.
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QB355 .M55 2010
Milani, Andrea.
Theory of orbit determination
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
x, 382 p.
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QB475.A25 S85 2009
Sullivan, Woodruff Turner.
Cosmic noise : a history of early radio astronomy
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xxxii, 542 p.
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QB701 .B69 2010
Boyle, Alan, 1954-
The case for Pluto : how a little planet made a big difference
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.
xii, 258 p., [8] p. of plates
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QB791.3 .I579 2008
Sources and Detection of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe : proceedings of the 8th UCLA Symposium, Marina del Rey, California, 20-22 February 2008 / editor David B. Cline.
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009.
ix, 263 p.
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QB791.3 .I58 2009
The dark side of the universe : 5th International Workshop on the Dark Side of the Universe : Melbourne, Australia, 1-5 June 2009.
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009.
ix, 149 p. ; 23 cm.
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QB981 .S87 2010
Structures in the universe by exact methods : formation, evolution, interactions
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xiii, 242 p.
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QC1 .L4x 780
Schnack, Dalton D.
Lectures in magnetohydrodynamics : with an appendix on extended MHD
Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2009.
xv, 323 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC1 .L4x 786
Quantum field theory on curved spacetimes : concepts and mathematical foundations
Berlin : Springer, c2009.
x, 160 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC1 .L4x 781
Particle and nuclear physics at J-PARC
Berlin : New York : Springer, c2009.
xi, 265 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC20.7.D52 N664 2006
Noncommutativity and singularities : proceedings of French-Japanese symposia held at IHES in 2006
[Tokyo] : Mathematical Society of Japan ; [North America] : distributed exclusively in North America by the American Mathematical Society, c2009.
363 p.
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QC23.2 .K35 2009
Kakalios, James, 1958-
The physics of superheroes
Spectacular 2nd ed.
New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, c2009.
xx, 424 p.
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QC168.85.S45 I58 2009
Shock waves in space and astrophysical environments : proceedings of the 8th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, Kona, Hawaii, 1-7 May 2009 / editors, Xianzhi Ao, Ross Burrows, Gary P. Zank.
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009.
vi, [1] 228 p.
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QC173.4.T48 L543 2010
Lieb, Elliott H.
The stability of matter in quantum mechanics
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xv, 293 p.
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QC173.6 .C68 2009
Cox, Brian, 1968-
Why does E=mc2 : (and why should we care?)
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2009.
xiii, 249 p.
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QC173.6 .G75 2009
Griffiths, J. B. (Jeremy Bransom), 1947-
Exact space-times in Einstein's general relativity.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xvii, 525 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC173.98 .N49 2009
Newton, Roger G.
How physics confronts reality : Einstein was correct, but Bohr won the game.
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.
ix, 147 p. ; 23 cm.
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QC174.12 .A45 2009
Allday, Jonathan.
Quantum reality : theory and philosophy
Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009.
xxix, 558 p.
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QC174.17.H55 A47 2009
Amrein, Werner O.
Hilbert space methods in quantum mechanics.
1st ed.
Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press ; Boca Raton, FL : Distributed by CRC Press, c2009.
viii, 395 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC174.17.M4 W57 2010
Wiseman, H. M. (Howard M.)
Quantum measurement and control
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xvi, 460 p.
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QC176.8.N35 H78 2009
Hsu, James J. Y.
Nanocomputing : computational physics for nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Singapore : Pan Stanford Pub. ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, c2009.
xi, 370 p. ; 24 cm.
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QC665.E4 H55 2009
Hill, David A.
Electromagnetic fields in cavities : deterministic and statistical theories.
Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.
xiv, 280 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC718.5.C65 F86 2010
Fundamenski, Wojciech.
Power exhaust in fusion plasmas.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xii, 431 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC774.M34 M35 2009
Magueijo, Joao.
A brilliant darkness : the extraordinary life and disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the troubled genius of the nuclear age
New York : Basic Books, c2009.
xxi, 280 p.
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QC787.P73 L37 2009
The Large Hadron Collider : a marvel of technology.
1st ed.
Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press ; Boca Raton, FL : Distributed by CRC Press, c2009.
251 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC789.7 .I548 2009
4th International Workshop on Nuclear Fission and Fission-Product Spectroscopy : Cadarache, France, May 13-16 2009
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2009.
xx, 419 p.
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QC981.8.G56 H365 2009
Hansen, James E. (James Edward), 1941-
Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity
1st U.S. ed.
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2009.
xvi, 304 p.
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