Contemporary Physics, Volume 53, Issue 2 (2012)

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The complex Ginzburg–Landau equation: an introduction
Vladimir García-Morales & Katharina Krischer
Pages: 79-95
Published online: 04 Jan 2012
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Laser pulse analogues for gravity and analogue Hawking radiation
Daniele Faccio
Pages: 97-112
Published online: 16 Dec 2011
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The Cepheid galactic internet
John G. Learned, R.-P. Kudritzki, Sandip Pakvasa & A. Zee
Pages: 113-118
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
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There's plenty of energy at the bottom (micro and nano scale nonlinear noise harvesting)
Luca Gammaitoni
Pages: 119-135
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
AbstractforThere's plenty of energy at the bottom (micro and nano scale nonlinear noise harvesting) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Non-linear dynamics of biological systems
Natalia B. Janson
Pages: 137-168
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Essay review

Review Article
The fisherman and his net: is Physics discovered or invented?
Scope: monograph. Level: advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, specialist researcher
S. Esposito
Pages: 169-172
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Book reviews

Book Review
Principles of Lasers, 5th edn., by O. Svelto
Scope: monograph. Level: advanced undergraduate and above
Manuel Vogel
Page: 173
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Icy Bodies of the Solar System (IAU S263). Proceedings of the IAU Symposia and Colloquia, edited by J.A. Fernández, D. Lazarro, D. Prialnik and R. Schulz
Scope: wide-ranging review. Level: postgraduates and specialists
B. Ishak & J. McFarland
Pages: 173-174
Published online: 21 Dec 2011
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High Energy Astrophysics, 3rd edn., by Malcolm S. Longair
Scope: monograph. Level: undergraduate
D.J. Miller
Pages: 174-175
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization, edited by Vangelis Th. Paschos
Scope: edited book. Level: researchers, practitioners, MSc or Ph.D. students
Nikolaos E. Myridis
Pages: 175-176
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Introductory Statistical Thermodynamics, by Nils Dalarsson, Mariana Dalarsson and Leonardo Golubovic
Scope: review. Level: undergraduate
Aniruddha Chakraborty
Page: 176
Published online: 21 Dec 2011
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Book Review
Primordial Cosmology, by Giovanni Montani, Marco Valerio Battisti, Riccardo Benini and Giovanni Imponente
Scope: review, textbook. Level: researcher, specialist, scientist
Eric Sheldon
Pages: 176-177
Published online: 21 Dec 2011
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Book Review
Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate The Universe and the Modern World, by Lisa Randall
Scope: general interest. Level: general reader
Peter J. Bussey
Page: 178
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Applications of Combinatorial Optimization, edited by Vangelis Th. Paschos
Scope: edited book. Level: researchers, practitioners, MSc or Ph.D. students
Nikolaos E. Myridis
Pages: 178-179
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Advanced Particle Physics, Volume I: Particles, Fields, and Quantum Electrodynamics, by O.M. Boyarkin
Advanced Particle Physics, Volume II: The Standard Model and Beyond, by O.M. Boyarkin
Scope: monograph. Level: graduate Scope: monograph. Level graduate
Thomas Peters
Pages: 179-180
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Advanced Particle Physics, Volume II: The Standard Model and Beyond, by O.M. Boyarkin | Full Text | PDF (73.1 KB)
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Book Review
Stochastic Transport in Complex Systems: From Molecules to Vehicles, by Andreas Schadschneider
Scope: review. Level: graduate students and specialists
Miguel A.F. Sanjuán
Pages: 180-181
Published online: 09 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Physical Foundations of Quantum Electronics, by David Klyshko, edited by Maria Chekhova and Sergey Kulik
Scope: edited book. Level: postgraduate
D.G.C. Jones
Pages: 181-182
Published online: 04 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Physics of the Universe, by Mendel Sachs
Scope: review. Level: scientist
Mircea Dragoman
Page: 182
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
How did the First Stars and Galaxies Form?, by Abraham Loeb
Scope: review. Level: non-specialists
D.J. Miller
Page: 183
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Computational Nanoscience: Applications for Molecules, Clusters, and Solids, by Kálmán Varga and Joseph A. Driscoll
Scope: review. Level: advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computational physics, material science, and engineering
Nicholas Dimakis
Pages: 183-184
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Recent Advances in Spectroscopy: Theoretical, Astrophysical and Experimental Perspectives, edited by R.K. Chaudhuri, M.V. Mekkaden, A.V. Raveendran, A. Satya Narayanan
Scope: conference proceedings. Level: postgraduate, early career researcher, researcher, specialist, scientist
Andrew Resnick
Pages: 184-185
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
CitationforRecent Advances in Spectroscopy: Theoretical, Astrophysical and Experimental Perspectives, edited by R.K. Chaudhuri, M.V. Mekkaden, A.V. Raveendran, A. Satya Narayanan | Full Text | PDF (74 KB)
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Book Review
Physics at the Terascale, edited by I. Brock and T. Schörner-Sadenius
Scope: reference. Level: researcher
Peter J. Bussey
Page: 185
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Introduction to Nonlinear Optics, by Geoffrey New
Scope: reference. Level: postgraduate
Benjamin J. Whitaker
Page: 186
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why The Universe is Not Designed for Us, by Victor J. Stenger
Scope: general interest. Level: general readership
Peter R.T. Munro
Pages: 186-187
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
CitationforThe Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why The Universe is Not Designed for Us, by Victor J. Stenger | Full Text | PDF (74.3 KB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Fractional Calculus: An Introduction For Physicists, by Richard Herrmann
Scope: review. Level: specialist
J.E. Carroll
Pages: 187-188
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
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Book reviews

Book Review
50 Years of Anderson Localization, edited by Elihu Abrahams
Scope: edited book. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, researcher, specialist
Salvatore Esposito
Pages: 188-189
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Quark-Gluon Plasma 4, edited by Rudolph C. Hwa and Xin-Nian Wang
Scope: edited book, monograph. Level: specialist
David Bailin
Pages: 189-190
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Field Computation for Accelerator Magnets: Analytical and Numerical Methods for Electromagnetic Design and Optimization, by Stephan Russenschuck
Scope: monograph, reference. Level: postgraduate, researcher, specialist
R.G. Carter
Pages: 190-191
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Symmetries and Conservation Laws in Particle Physics: An Introduction to Group Theory for Particle Physicists, by Stephen Haywood
Scope: monograph. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, early career researcher
Allan Solomon
Pages: 191-192
Published online: 31 Jan 2012
CitationforSymmetries and Conservation Laws in Particle Physics: An Introduction to Group Theory for Particle Physicists, by Stephen Haywood | Full Text | PDF (74.5 KB)
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Book Review
Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, by Nimrod Moiseyev
Scope: monograph, reference. Level: postgraduate, early career researcher, researcher
G.M. Schütz
Page: 192
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
CitationforNon-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, by Nimrod Moiseyev | Full Text | PDF (67.2 KB)
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Book Review
New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School, Volume 92, edited by Martine Ben Amar, Alain Goriely, Martin Michael Müller and Leticia Cugliandolo
Scope: conference proceedings. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, early career researcher, teacher, specialist
Andrew Resnick
Page: 193
Published online: 30 Jan 2012
CitationforNew Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School, Volume 92, edited by Martine Ben Amar, Alain Goriely, Martin Michael Müller and Leticia Cugliandolo | Full Text | PDF (61.8 KB)
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