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November New Physics Books

Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics
QB9 A6 v.50 (2012)
     
Beyond the stars : our origins and the search for life in the universe / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein.    
QB982 .S2713 2012
     
Chalcogenides : metastability and phase change phenomena / Alexander Kolobov, Junji Tominaga.
QD169.C5 K65 2012
     
Continuum physics / Peter Hertel.    
QC173.7 .H47 2012
     
Edge of the universe : a voyage to the cosmic horizon and beyond / Paul Halpern.
QB982 .H35 2012
     
Elementary solid state physics : principles and applications / M.A. Omar.
QC176 .O38
     
The geometry of special relativity-- a concise course / Norbert Dragon.
QC173.65 .D73 2012
     
Gravity, special relativity, and the strong force : a Bohr-Einstein-de Broglie model for the formation of hadrons / Constantinos G. Vayenas, Stamatios N.-A. Souentie.
QC173.7 .V39 2012
     
Green's functions and finite elements / Friedel Hartmann.    
QC174.17.G68 H37 2013
     
Higgs : the invention and discovery of the 'god particle' / Jim Baggott.
QC793.5.B62 B34 2012
     
How things work : the physics of everyday life / Louis A. Bloomfield.
QC21.3 .B56 2010
     
Introduction to electrodynamics / David J. Griffiths, Reed College.    
QC680 .G74 2013
     
Investigation of energy-dependent morphology in pulsar wind nebulae / by Steven Brett McArthur.    
LD5791.8.PhD2012 M34
     
Measuring the universe : a multiwavelength perspective / George H. Rieke, University of Arizona ; illustrated by Shiras Manning.
QB476.5 .R54 2012
     
Paradox : the nine greatest enigmas in physics / Jim Al-Khalili.
Q173 .A395 2012
     
Phase structure of gauge theories on R³ x S¹ / by Hiromichi Nishimura.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 N57
     
Physics of collisional plasmas : introduction to high-frequency discharges / Michel Moisan, Jacques Pelletier ; translation by Graeme Lister.
QC718.5.P55 M6513 2012
     
The physics of dilute magnetic alloys / Jun Kondo ; translated by Shigeru Koikegami ... [et al.].    
QC176.8.M3 K66 2012
     
The physics of neutrinos / Vernon Barger, Danny Marfatia, Kerry Whisnant.
QC793.5.N42 B37 2012
     
The qBOLD MR model : uncertainty in parameter estimation, inclusion of multiple compartments and correction of macroscopic-field-inhomogeneity effects / by Xiaoqi Wang.    
LD5791.8.PhD2012 W27
     
Springer tracts in modern physics.    
Q111 .E7 v.246
     
Stability and transport in magnetic confinement systems / Jan Weiland.    
QC718.5.C65 W455 2012
     
Teleparallel gravity : an introduction / Ruben Aldrovandi, José Geraldo Pereira.    
QC178 .A43 2013

October New Physics Books

Challenges in molecular structure determination / Manfred Reichenbächer, Jürgen Popp.    
QD96.M3 R4513 2012
     
Classical mechanics with applications / Porter Wear Johnson.
QA807 .J68 2010
     
Computational colour science using MATLAB.
QC495.8 .W47 2012
     
Discovering superconductivity : an investigative approach / Gren Ireson.    
QC611.96 .I74 2012
     
Effective 1D language for fractional quantum Hall states / by John Flavin.    
LD5791.8.PhD2012 F53
     
Electromagnetism : Maxwell equations, wave propagation and emission / Tamer Bécherrawy.    
QC670 .B37 2012

Fundamentals of condensed matter and crystalline physics / David L. Sidebottom, Creighton University, Omaha.
QC173.454 .S53 2012

Image deconvolution techniques for single molecule studies / by Michael C. DeSantis.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 D48
     
Introduction to strings and branes / Peter West.    
QC794.6.S85 W47 2012
     
Magnetic positioning equations : theory and applications / Mordechay Esh.
QC754.2.M3 E84 2012
     
Microstructure of systems with competition / by Saurish Chakrabarty.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 C48
     
Modern statistical methods for astronomy : with R applications / Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu.    
QB149 .F45 2012
     
Niels Bohr and the quantum atom : the Bohr model of atomic structure, 1913-1925 / Helge Kragh.    
QD461 .K73 2012
     
Pattern formation in certain classical and quantum systems / by Patrick Greenleaf Hart Johnson.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 J67
     
Progress in ultrafast intense laser science / Kaoru Yamanouchi ... [et al., eds.].
QC689.5.L37 P78 v.8
     
Quantum dots : optics, electron transport, and future applications / edited by Alexander Tartakovskii.    
QC611.6.Q35 Q36 2012
     
Quantum mechanics : a modern and concise introductory course / Daniel R. Bes.    
QC174.45 .B43 2012
     
Relativistic astrophysics of the transient universe : gravitation, hydrodynamics and radiation / Maurice H. P. M. Van Putten, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Amir Levinson, Tel Aviv University.
QB462.65 .V36 2012

Scientific Papers and Presentations [electronic resource] - 3rd ed. / Davis, Martha
http://libproxy.wustl.edu/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123847270

Semiconductor optics / Claus F. Klingshirn.    
QC611.6.O6 K65 2012
     
Semiconductors and semimetals / edited by R. K. Willardson, Albert C. Beer.
QC612.S4 W5 v.87
     
Statistical mechanics of the community detection problem : theory and application / by Dandan Hu.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 H83
     
Statistical physics : an advanced approach with applications / Josef Honerkamp ; with collaboration of Björn Schelter.
QC174.8 .H65 2012
     
Thermodynamics for chemists, physicists and engineers / Robert Holyst, Andrzej Poniewierski.    
QC311 .H77 2012
     
University physics / Wolfgang Bauer, Gary D. Westfall.
QC23.2 .B38 2011

September New Physics Books

Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical physics
QC173 A2543 v.60 (2011)

Electromagnetic behaviour of metallic wire structures / S. T. Chui, Lei Zhou.
TN690 .C5435 2013

The emergent multiverse : quantum theory according to the Everett interpretation / David Wallace.
QC174.12 .W35 2012

Fluid mechanics and the SPH method : theory and applications / by D. Violeau.
QA901 .V56 2012

Gravity's engines : how bubble-blowing black holes rule galaxies, stars, and life in the cosmos / Caleb Scharf.
QB843.B55 S33 2012

An introduction to black holes, information and the string theory revolution : the holographic universe / Leonard Susskind, James Lindesay.
QB843.B55 S97 2005

Mathematical foundations of imaging, tomography and wavefield inversion / Anthony J. Devaney.
QC174.26.W28 D382 2012

Micromagnetics and recording materials / by Dan Wei.
QC760 .W45 2012

Nanodust in the solar system : discoveries and interpretations / Ingrid Mann, Nicole Meyer-Vernet, Andrzej Czechowski, editors.
QB791 .N36 2012

Nonlinear optics : phenomena, materials, and devices / George I. Stegeman, Robert A. Stegeman.
QC446.2 .S72 2012

Nuclear forces : the making of the physicist Hans Bethe / Silvan S. Schweber.
QC774.B4 S39 2012

The picture book of quantum mechanics / Siegmund Brandt, Hans Dieter Dahmen.
QC174.12 .B73 2012

Plasmonics : from basics to advanced topics / Stefan Enoch, Nicolas Bonod, editors.
QC176.8.P55 P532 2012

Progress in optics
QC351 P7 v.57 (2012)

Stephen Hawking : an unfettered mind / Kitty Ferguson.
QC16.H33 F465 2012

You want me to teach what? : sure-fire methods for teaching physical science and math / Norman LaFave.
QC20.8 .L34 2012

August New Physics Books

Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical physics
QC173 A2543 v.61 (2012)

Advances in imaging and electron physics.
TK7800 .A37 v.173:pt.2

The automation of electrophysiological experiments and data analysis / by David L.
Morton.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 M66

Classical field theory : on electrodynamics, non-abelian gauge theories and
gravitation / Florian Scheck.
QC173.7 .S34 2012

Developing high-density diffuse optical tomography for neuroimaging / by Brian
Richard White.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 W48

Digital color imaging / edited by Christine Fernandez-Maloine, Frédérique Robert-Inacio,
[and] Ludovic Macaire.
QC496 .N86 2012

Dispersion decay and scattering theory / Alexander Komech, Elena Kopylova.
QC174.26.W28 K646 2012

Electromagnetic properties of multiphase dielectrics : a primer on modeling, theory
and computation / Tarek I. Zohdi.
QC585 .Z64 2012

Extremal polynomials and Riemann surfaces /cAndrei Bogatyrev
QA404.5 .B6413 2012

The formation and early evolution of stars : from dust to stars and planets / by
Norbert S. Schulz.
QB806 .S38 2012

From special relativity to Feynman diagrams : a course of theoretical particle physics
for beginners / Riccardo D'Auria, Mario Trigiante.
QC21.3 .D38 2012

From the web to the grid and beyond : computing paradigms driven by high-energy
physics / René Brun, Federico Carminati, Giuliana Galli Carminati, editors. (no author)
QC793.47.E4 F76 2012

Fusion : the energy of the universe.
QC791 .M33 2013

Improving the dispersive optical model toward a dispersive self-energy method /
by Seth Waldecker.
LD5791.8.PhD2011 W26

Information processing in a midbrain visual pathway / by Dihui Lai.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 L23

The interstellar transport of galactic cosmic rays / by Kelly A. Lave.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 L29

An introduction to celestial mechanics / Richard Fitzpatrick.
QB351 .F565 2012

Isotope-based quantum information / Vladimir G. Plekhanov.
QC174.12 .P58 2012

Micro-imaging of the mouse lung via MRI / by Wei Wang.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 W26

Optimization studies for the COBRA neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment and
results from a prototype / by Jerrad Wayne Martin.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 M27

Probing the phases of cold ultra-dense matter using neutron star physics / by Simin
Mahmoodifar.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 M24

Relativistic jets from active galactic nuclei / edited by Markus Böttcher, Daniel E.
Harris and Henric Krawczynski.
QB466.J46 R453 2012

Studies of lung micromechanics via hyperpolarized 3He diffusion NMR / by Adam James
Hajari.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 H34

Thermal science : essentials of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer /
Erian A. Baskharone.
QC311 .B2955 2012

Thin liquid films : dewetting and polymer flow / Ralf Blossey.
QC176.84.S93 B56 2012

Transport processes in porous media / Frank A. Coutelieris, J.M.P.Q. Delgado.
QC173.4.P67 C68 2012

Ultrasonic characterization of shear thickening suspensions / by Benjamin Lenihan
Johnson.
LD5791.8.PhD2012 J65

Understanding the universe : from quarks to the cosmos / Don Lincoln.
QC793.26 .L56 2012

July New Physics Books

Advances in imaging and electron physics.
TK7800 .A37 v.172

The Andromeda Galaxy and the rise of modern astronomy / David Schultz.
QB858.42 .S38 2012

The birth of string theory / edited by Andrea Cappelli, INFN, Florence; Elena
Castellani, Department of Philosophy, University of Florence; Filippo Colomo,
INFN, Florence; Paolo Di Vecchia, Nordita, St
QC794.6.S85 B57 2012

Dynamics of charged particulate systems : modeling, theory and computation /
Tarek I. Zohdi.
QC793.2 .Z64 2012

Einstein's Jewish science : physics at the intersection of politics and religion /
Steven Gimbel.
QC173.55 .G55 2012

Essentials of computational electromagnetics / Xin-Qing Sheng, Wei Song.
QC760.54 .S54 2012

Gravity : how the weakest force in the universe shaped our lives / Brian Clegg.
QC178 .C457 2012

Hawking incorporated : Stephen Hawking and the anthropology of the knowing subject /
Helene Mialet .
QC16.H33 M53 2012

Measurement uncertainties : physical parameters and calibration of instruments / S.V. Gupta.
QA465 .G86 2012

Phase change in mechanics / Michel Frémond.
QC175.16.P5 F74 2012

Plasma turbulence in the solar system / Yasuhito Narita.
QC718 .N37 2012

The Rudolf Mössbauer story : his scientific work and its impact on science and history /
Michael Kalvius, Paul Kienle, editors.
QC16.M69 R83 2012

Attention Fall Physics course instructors!

Please send me a list of books you would like placed on reserve. You can use the Online Reserve Request Form, send me an email, or put a note in my mailbox. If you are making a web page for your class, you can link your page to the class' reserve list after I put the books on reserve. There is no need to retype them. Just ask me if you have any questions.

Nonprofit Textbook Movement

As an alternative to high priced textbooks, OpenStax College offers free online textbooks which can be printed for the cost of printing or accessed as pdfs or epubs. There is a good blog post about this at Discover Magazine.

May New Physics Books

Advanced gravitational wave detectors / edited by David G. Blair ... [et al.].
QB117 .A38 2012

Advanced quantum mechanics : materials and photons / Rainer Dick.
QC174.12 .D53 2012

Annual review of condensed matter physics.
QC173.45 .A56 v.3 (2012)

The Astronomical almanac for the year ...
QB8 U1 2013

Astrophysical jets and beams / Michael D. Smith, University of Kent, Canterbury.
QB466.J46 S65 2012

Classical electromagnetism in a nutshell / Anupam Garg.
QC760 .G37 2012

A cultural history of physics / Károly Simonyi ; translated by David Kramer.
QC7 .S55313 2012

D-brane : superstrings and new perspective of our world / Koji Hashimoto.
QC794.6.S85 H37 2012

Digital holography / Pascal Picart, Jun-chang Li.
QC449 .P53 2012

Exploring the solar wind / edited by Marian Lazar
Electronic access: http://www.intechopen.com/books/exploring-the-solar-wind

First steps in random walks : from tools to applications / J. Klafter and I.M. Sokolov.
QA274.73 .K53 2011

Functionalization of semiconductor surfaces / edited by Franklin (Feng) Tao,
Steven L. Bernasek.
QC611.6.S9 F86 2012

Higgs force : the symmetry-breaking force that makes the world an interesting place /
 Nicholas Mee.
QC793.2 .M44 2012

Pulsar astronomy / Andrew Lyne, Francis Graham-Smith.
QB843.P8 L86 2012

Seismic imaging and inversion : application of linear inverse theory / Robert H.
Stolt and Arthur B. Weglein.
TN269.84 .S76 2012

Semiconductors and semimetals / edited by R. K. Willardson, Albert C. Beer.
QC612.S4 W5 v.86

A short history of physics in the American century / David C. Cassidy.
QC9.U5 C36 2011

String theory and particle physics : an introduction to string phenomenology /
Luis E. Ibáñez, Angel M. Uranga.
QC794.6.S85 I23 2012

A student's guide to Einstein's major papers / Robert E. Kennedy.
QC16.E5 K46 2012

Attention Fall Physics course instructors!

If there are books or other materials which I need to order for reserve, please notify me as soon as possible. Also if you have selected a new textbook or a new edition, please let me know. I do not receive the information which you send to the bookstore. Thank you!

April New Physics Books

Advanced topics in quantum field theory : a lecture course / M. Shifman.
QC174.46 .S55 2012

An assessment of the science proposed for the Deep Underground Science and
Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) / Ad hoc Committee to Assess the Science Proposed
for a Deep Underground Science and Engineerin
TA705 .N373 2012

Chemical evolution of galaxies / Francesca Matteucci.
QB857.5.E96 M38 2012

The construction of the heavens : the cosmology of William Herschel / Michael
Hoskin ; with astrophysical notes by David Dewirst, Wolfgang Steinicke.
QB36.H6 H7 2012

A framework for K-12 science education : practices, crosscutting concepts, and
core ideas / Committee on a Conceptual Framework for New K-12 Science Education
Standards, Board on Science Education
LB1585.3 .N38 2012
Also available as an ebook: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13165

Heat transfer : basics and practice / Peter von Böckh, Thomas Wetzel.
TJ260 .B63 2012

A history of optics from Greek antiquity to the nineteenth century / Olivier Darrigol.
QC353 .D3 2012

An introduction to relativity / Jayant V. Narlikar.
QC173.6 .N369 2010

Layered superconductors / Richard A. Klemm.
QC611.95 .K54 v.1

Mathematical analysis of deterministic and stochastic problems in complex media
electromagnetics / G. F. Roach, I. G. Stratis, A. N. Yannacopoulos.
QC760.4.M37 R63 2012

The mathematical language of quantum theory : from uncertainty to entanglement /
Teiko Heinosaari, Mário Ziman.
QC174.17.M35 H45 2012

Mechanics : an intensive course / Masud Chaichian, Ioan Merches, Anca Tureanu.
QC125.2 .C43 2012

Modern perspectives in lattice QCD : quantum field theory and high performance
computing / edited by Laurent Lellouch ... [et al.].
QC793.3.F5 E26 2009

Orbital approach to the electronic structure of solids / by Enric Canadell,
Marie-Liesse Doublet, Christophe Iung.
QC176.8.E4 C3 2012

Particles and fundamental interactions : an introduction to particle physics /
Sylvie Braibant, Giorgio Giacomelli, Maurizio Spurio.
QC794 .B7 2012

Paul Pellas Symposium : Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France 23-24 July, 1998.
QB755 .P45 1998 4o

A physical introduction to suspension dynamics / Elisabeth Guazzelli, Jeffrey F.
Morris ; with illustrations by Sylvie Pic.
QC151.7 .G83 2012

Physics of continuous matter : exotic and everyday phenomena in the macroscopic
world / B. Lautrup.
QC173.7 .L38 2011

The physics of solar cells / Jenny Nelson.
QC715.4 .N45 2003

The quality of measurements : a metrological reference / A.E. Fridman ; translated
by Andrew Sabak and Paul Makinen.
QC88 .F713 2012

The quantum adventure : does God play dice? / Alex Montwill, Ann Breslin.
QC174.12 .M66 2012

Quantum mechanics for electrical engineers / Dennis Sullivan.
QC174.12 .S894 2012

Singularities in elliptic boundary value problems and elasticity and their connection
with failure initiation / Zohar Yosibash.
QC20.7.S54 Y67 2012

Time-dependent density-functional theory : concepts and applications / Carsten Ullrich.
QC20.7.D43 U45 2012

Time travel and warp drives : a scientific guide to shortcuts through time and space /
Allen Everett and Thomas Roman.
QC173.59.S65 E94 2012

Unconventional superconductors : anisotropy and multiband effects / Iman Askerzade.
QC611.95 .A85 2012