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The following books have been received in the offices of The Industrial Physicist. Comments and questions may be addressed to Cynthia Cummings, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3842; tel. 301- 209-3004; fax 301-209-0842; e-mail ccumming@aip.org.

Additives in Water-Borne Coatings
G. Davison, B. Lane, eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, U.K., 2003. 88 pp. $219.00 hb ISBN 0-85404-613-5.
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Advances in Amorphous Semiconductors. Advances in Condensed Matter Science, Volume 5
J. Singh, K. Shimakawa. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. 329 pp. $95.00 hb ISBN 0-415-28770-7.
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Advances in Plasma Physics Research. Volume 4
F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, 2003. 190 pp. $89.00 hb ISBN 1-59033-629-1.
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Advances in Solid State Physics, Volume 43.
B. Kramer, ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 912 pp. $289.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40150-4.
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Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 680. 17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, Texas, November 12–16, 2002. J. L. Duggan, I. L. Morgan, eds. American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., 2003. 1,192 pp. $280.00 hb (includes CD-ROM) ISBN 0-7354-0149-7.
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Characterization and Metrology for ULSI Technology
AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 683. International Conference on Characterization and Metrology for ULSI Technology, Austin, Texas, March 24–28, 2003. D. G. Seiler, A. C. Diebold, T. J. Shaffner, R. McDonald, S. Zollner, R. P. Khosla, E. M. Secula, eds. American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., 2003. 818 pp. $210.00 hb (includes CD-ROM) ISBN 0-7354-0152-7.
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Chemical Formulation: An Overview of Surfactant-Based Preparations Used in Everyday Life
T. Hargreaves. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, U.K., 2003. 180 pp. $79.95 pb ISBN 0-85404-635-6.
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A Computational Differential Geometry Approach to Grid Generation
V. D. Liseikin. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 264 pp. $79.95 hb ISBN 3-540-14008-5.
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Corrosion of Metals: Physicochemical Principles and Current Problems
H. Kaesche. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 594 pp. $159.00 hb ISBN 3-540-00626-5.
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Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery
Proc. 5th International Conference, DaWaK 2003, Prague, Czech Republic, September 3–5, 2003. Y. Kambayashi, M. Mohania, W. Wöß, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 432 pp. $71.00 pb ISBN 3-540-40807-X.
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Earth’s Core and Lower Mantle
Contributions from SEDI 2000, the 7th Symposium Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior, Exeter, U.K., July 30–August 4, 2000. C. A. Jones, A. M. Soward, K. Zhang, eds. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. 218 pp. $120.00 hb ISBN 0-415-30936-0.
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Euro-Par 2003 Parallel Processing
Proc. 9th International Euro-Par Conference, Klagenfurt, Austria, August 26–29, 2003. H. Kosch, L. Böszörményi, H. Hellwagner, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 1,320 pp. $140.00 pb ISBN 3-540-40788-X.
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Functional Thin Films and Functional Materials: New Concepts and Technologies
D. Shi, ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 443 pp. $149.00 hb ISBN 3-540-00111-5.
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Heterogeneous Materials I: Linear Transport and Optical Properties. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Volume 22
M. Sahimi. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003. 691 pp. $99.00 hb ISBN 0-387-00167-0.
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Heterogeneous Materials II: Nonlinear and Breakdown Properties and Atomistic Modeling
Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Volume 23.
M. Sahimi. Springer- Verlag, New York, 2003. 637 pp. $99.00 hb ISBN 0-387-00166-2.
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Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems
1st International Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts, WRAC 2002, McLean, VA, January 16–18, 2002, Revised Papers. W. Truszkowski, C. Rouff, M. Hinchey, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 476 pp. $75.00 pb ISBN 3-540-40725-1.
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An Invitation to 3-D Vision: From Images to Geometric Models
Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, Volume 26. Y. Ma, S. Soatto, J. Kosecká, S. S. Sastry. Springer- Verlag, New York, 2004. 526 pp. $69.95 hb ISBN 0-387-00893-4.
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Laser in Environmental and Life Sciences: Modern Analytical Methods
P. Hering, J. P. Lay, S. Stry, eds. Springer- Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 343 pp. $109.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40260-8.
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Manmade Closed Ecological Systems
I. I. Gitelson, G. M. Lisovsky, R. D. MacElroy. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. 402 pp. $110.00 hb ISBN 0-415-29998-5.
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Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics
Lectures given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, July 15–22, 1998. A. M. Anile, ed. Springer- Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 141 pp. $44.95 pb ISBN 3-540-40802-9.
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Molecular Computing
T. Sienko, A. Adamatzky, N. Rambidi, M. Conrad, eds. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. 257 pp. $45.00 hb ISBN 0-262-19487-2. Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Molecular Nanostructures
AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 685. XVII International Winterschool/Euroconference on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg, Tirol, Austria, March 8–15, 2003. H. Kuzmany, J. Fink, M. Mehring, S. Roth, eds. American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., 2003. 640 pp. $215.00 hb ISBN 0-7354-0154-3.
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Opticks
I. Newton. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2003. 414 pp. $13.00 pb ISBN 1-59102-095-6.
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Organic Light-Emitting Devices: A Survey
J. Shinar, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. 309 pp. $79.95 hb ISBN 0-387-95343-4.
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Oxford Dictionary of Physics. 4th edition
A. Isaacs, ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. 546 pp. $16.95 pb ISBN 0-19-860759-8.
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Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: Applications and Emerging Technologies
G. Holland, S. D. Tanner, eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, U.K., 2003. 412 pp. $269.00 hb ISBN 0-85404-603-8.
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Quantum Dot Lasers
V. M. Ustinov, A. E. Zhukov, A. Y. Egorov, N. A. Maleev. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. 290 pp. $144.50 hb ISBN 0-19-852679-2.
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Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection
Proc. 6th International Symposium, RAID 2003, Pittsburgh, PA, September 8–10, 2003. G. Vigna, E. Jonsson, C. Kruegel, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 237 pp. $47.00 pb ISBN 3-540-40878-9.
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Relaxation Phenomena: Liquid Crystals, Magnetic Systems, Polymers, High-T_c Superconductors, Metallic Glasses
W. Haase, S. Wróbel, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003. 716 pp. $245.00 hb ISBN 3-540-44269-3.
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Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis. 3rd edition
J. Goldstein, D. Newbury, D. Joy, C. Lyman, P. Echlin, E. Lifshin, L. Sawyer, J. Michael. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2003. 689 pp. $75.00 hb (includes CD-ROM) ISBN 0-306-47292-9.
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Spectroscopy of High-T_c Superconductors: A Theoretical View
N. M. Plakida, ed. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. 294 pp. $90.00 hb ISBN 0-415-28808-8.
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Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry. Volume 7
AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 684. Proc. 8th International Temperature Symposium, Chicago, Ill., October 21–24, 2002. D. C. Ripple, ed. American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., 2003. 1,132 pp. (2-vol. set) $295.00 hb ISBN 0-7354-0153-5.
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