Delivering library news directly to the Physics and Astronomy department faculty, staff, and students at the University of Minnesota. Here's a selection of the new Physics and Astronomy books in Walter Library. You can view the entire list on our New Books Website.
ASTRONOMY
QB1 .G73 2009
Graduate school in astronomy : XIII Special Courses at the National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, (XII CCE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27-31 October 2008
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009.
xv, 141 p.
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QB1 .R476 2009
Reports on astronomy
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xi, 467 p.
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QB15 .B37 2009
Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-
The day we found the universe
1st ed.
New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
xviii, 337 p.
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QB43.3 .S43 2011
Seeds, Michael A.
Foundations of astronomy
11th ed.
Boston, Mass. : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, c2011.
xiv, 654 p.
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QB46 .R54 2007
Ridpath, Ian.
Stars and planets : the most complete guide to the stars, planets, galaxies, and the solar system
Fully rev. and expanded ed.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2007.
400 p.
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QB54 .K85 2010
Kukla, Andre, 1942-
Extraterrestrials : a philosophical perspective
Lanham : Lexington Books, c2010.
vii, 102 p. ; 23 cm.
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QB461 .R887 2010
Ryden, Barbara Sue.
Foundations of astrophysics
San Francisco : Addison-Wesley, c2010.
xii, 596 p., 16 p. of plates
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QB529 .G65 2010
Golub, L. (Leon)
The solar corona
2nd ed.
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xiv, 390 p.
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QB603.O74 A76 2010
Armitage, Philip J., 1971-
Astrophysics of planet formation
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
x, 284 p.
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QB808 .P75 2010
Prialnik, Dina.
An introduction to the theory of stellar structure and evolution
2nd ed.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2010.
xv, 314 p.
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QB843.B55 R35 2010
Raine, Derek J., 1946-
Black holes : an introduction
2nd ed.
London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2010.
xi, 198 p.
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QB991.S73 B34 2010
Bayesian methods in cosmology
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xii, 303 p.
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PHYSICS
QC1 .L4x 791
Jets from young stars V : high performance computing and applications
Berlin ; London : Springer, c2009.
xi, 227 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC1 .L4x 793
Jets from young stars IV : from models to observations and experiments
Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2010.
viii, 252 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC1 .L4x 784
Gemmer, J.
Quantum thermodynamics : emergence of thermodynamic behavior within composite quantum systems
2nd edition.
Berlin ; London : Springer, c2009.
xvi, 346 p.
Lecture notes in physics,
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QC6 .H824 2010
Huggett, Nick.
Everywhere and everywhen : adventures in physics and philosophy
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
xiii, 217 p.
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QC6.4.C56 G39 2009
Gazeau, Jean-Pierre.
Coherent states in quantum physics.
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2009.
xiv, 344 p. ; 25 cm.
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QC16.H45 C37 2010
Carson, Cathryn.
Heisenberg in the atomic age : science and the public sphere
Washington, D.C. German Historical Institute ; Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xvi, 541 p., 8 p. of plates
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E Book
Finn, J. Michael.
Classical mechanics [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=24724
QC171.2 .W66 2010
Woolfson, M. M.
Materials, matter & particles : a brief history.
London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2010.
ix, 316 p. ; 24 cm.
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E Book
Seeboth, Arno.
Thermochromic phenomena in polymers [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=28292
QC173.55 .S53 2009
Sharan, Pankaj.
Spacetime, geometry and gravitation
Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser; [New Delhi] ; Hindustan Book Agency, c2009.
xiv, 355 p.
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QC173.59.S65 C37 2010
Carroll, Sean M., 1966-
From eternity to here : the quest for the ultimate theory of time
New York : Dutton, c2010.
ix, 438 p.
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QC173.59.S65 S535 2010
Sidharth, B. G. (Burra Gautam), 1948-
When the universe took a u-turn
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010.
xii, 186 p.
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QC174.12 .D47 2010
Desai, B. R. (Bipin R.)
Quantum mechanics with basic field theory.
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
xix, 838 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC174.13 .B86 2009
Buot, Felix A. (Felixberto Alcudia), 1938-
Nonequilibrium quantum transport physics in nanosystems : foundation of computational nonequilibrium physics in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.
xxi, 815 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC174.17.G46 W67 2009
Geometric methods in physics : Proceedings of the XXVIII Workshop on Geometric Methods in Physics, Bialowieza, Poland, 28 June-4 July 2009
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009.
xi, 196 p.
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QC174.26.W28 D86 2010
Dunajski, Maciej.
Solitons, instantons, and twistors
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
xi, 359 p.
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QC176.8.N35 F73 2009
Frankel, Felice.
No small matter : science on the nanoscale.
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
vii, 182 p. ; 26 cm.
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QC176.8.N35 I568 2008
Nanoscience and nanotechnology : International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2008 (NANO-SciTech 2008) : Selangor, Malaysia, 18-21 November 2008
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, c2009.
xv, 877 p.
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QC176.8.N35 L56 2010
Lindsay, S. M.
Introduction to nanoscience
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
xii, 457 p., [4] leaves of col. plates
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E Book
Nouailhat, Alain.
An introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=31176
QC176.8.P62 A45 2010
Alexandrov, A. S.
Advances in polaron physics
Berlin : Springer, c2010.
ix, 167 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
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E Book
Sherman, Charles H.
Transducers and arrays for underwater sound [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=31011
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E Book
Haddad, Wassim M., 1961-
Thermodynamics [electronic resource] : a dynamical systems approach
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=30592
QC383 .R66 2010
Romano, Antonio, 1941-
Geometric optics : theory and design of astronomical optical systems using Mathematica
Boston : Birkhauser, c2010.
xi, 224 p.
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E Book
Handbook of ellipsometry [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=32277
QC454.M6 M37 2007
Mason, W. Roy.
A practical guide to magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2007.
xii, 223 p.
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QC611.8.M4 P4713 2009
Physics and operation of silicon devices in integrated circuits
London : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2009.
xxi, 373 p.
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QC689.5.L35 P48 2009
Petrushkin, S. V. (Sergei Valerievich)
Laser cooling of solids.
Cambridge : Cambridge International Science Pub. Ltd. ; Oxford : In association with Woodhead Pub. Ltd. ; Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2009.
xiii, 218 p. ; 25 cm.
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E Book
Gross, Paul W. (Paul Wolfgang), 1967-
Electromagnetic theory and computation [electronic resource] : a topological approach
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2004.
ix, 278 p.
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/browse/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=2349
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E Book
Kaviany, M. (Massoud)
Heat transfer physics [electronic resource]
Norwood Mass. : Books24x7.com [2005?]
Full Text: https://www.lib.umn.edu/slog.phtml?url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=28788
QC787.P3 I516 2010
Innovation was not enough : a history of the Midwestern Universities Research Association (MURA)
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010.
xi, 256 p.
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QC793.2 .M36 2010
Mann, Robert, 1955-
An introduction to particle physics and the standard model
Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010.
xxi, 592 p.
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QC793.5.N42 I583 2009
Sixth International Workshop on Neutrino-Nuceus Interactions in the Few-GeV Region (NUINT-09) : : Sitges (Barcelona) (Spain), 18-22 May 2009
Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics , c2009.
xiv, 368 p.
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QC903 .C665 2010
Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change.
Washington, DC : World Bank, c2010.
xii, 114 p.
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QC903 .H64 2009
Hoggan, James, 1946-
Climate cover-up : the crusade to deny global warming.
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c2009.
xiii, 250 p. ; 22 cm.
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QC903 .S74 2010
Stehr, Nico.
Climate and society : climate as resource, climate as risk.
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010.
vii, 141 p. ; 24 cm.
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QC981.8.G56 D88 2010
Dutch, Steven I.
Encyclopedia of global warming
Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2010.
3 v. (xlvii, 1211 p.)
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QC981.8.G56 G6735 2009
Gore, Albert, 1948-
Our choice : a plan to solve the climate crisis
New York : Melcher Media ; Emmaus, PA : Rodale, c2009.
414 p.
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QC981.8.G56 H68 2009
Houghton, J. T. (John Theodore), 1931-
Global warming : the complete briefing.
4th ed.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
xviii, 438 p. ; 25 cm.
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