Contemporary Physics, Volume 55, Issue 4 (2014)

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Article
The Antikythera mechanism and the mechanical universe
M.G. Edmunds
Pages: 263-285
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
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Single particle sources and quantum heat fluctuations
F. Battista
Pages: 286-301
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
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Article
The sunstone and polarised skylight: ancient Viking navigational tools?
Guy Ropars, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan & Albert Le Floch
Pages: 302-317
Published online: 17 Jul 2014
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Micro and macro benefits of random investments in financial markets
A.E. Biondo, A. Pluchino & A. Rapisarda
Pages: 318-334
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
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Book reviews

Book Review
Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler, by Philip Ball
Scope: general interest. Level: general readership
Derry W. Jones
Pages: 335-336
Published online: 14 May 2014
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Crystals in Glass: A Hidden Beauty, by E. D. Zanotto
Scope: general interest. Level: general readership
Derry W. Jones
Pages: 336-337
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
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Electronic Processes in Non-crystalline Materials (Second Edition), by N.F. Mott and E.A. Davis
Scope: text book. Level: advanced undergraduate
K. Alan Shore
Page: 337
Published online: 25 Jun 2014
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Stochastic Calculus and Differential Equations for Physics and Finance, by Joseph L. McCauley
Scope: review. Level: postgraduate, researcher, specialist
J. Rogel-Salazar
Page: 338
Published online: 27 Jun 2014
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Book Review
Quantum Processes in Semiconductors (Fifth Edition), by Brian K. Ridley
Scope: text book. Level: postgraduate
Mark Fox
Pages: 338-339
Published online: 26 Jun 2014
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A Student’s Guide to Entropy, by Don S. Lemons
Scope: textbook. Level: undergraduate, early stage postgraduate
Prashant Khare
Page: 339
Published online: 30 Jun 2014
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Book Review
Scientific Inference: Learning from Data, by Simon Vaughan
Scope: textbook. Level: undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, researcher, teacher, scientist, engineers
Nikolaos E. Myridis
Pages: 339-340
Published online: 30 Jun 2014
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Book Review
The Physics of Quantum Mechanics, by James Binney and David Skinner
Scope: text book. Level: undergraduate, advanced undergraduate
Manuel Vogel
Pages: 340-341
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
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Book Review
The Physics of Reality: Space, Time, Matter, Cosmos, edited by Richard L. Amoroso, Louis H. Kauffman and Peter Rowlands
Scope: conference proceedings. Level: specialist
Peter J. Bussey
Pages: 341-342
Published online: 27 Jun 2014
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Book Review
How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap: Odd Excursions into Optics, by Stephen R. Wilk
Scope: review. Level: general readership, non-specialists, undergraduate
D.G.C. Jones
Page: 342
Published online: 27 Jun 2014
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Book Review
Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction, by David C. Catling
Scope: monograph. Level: general readership
Peter V.E. McClintock
Pages: 342-344
Published online: 26 Jun 2014
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Book Review
Functional Differential Geometry, by Gerald Jay Sussman and Jack Wisdom with Will Farr
Scope: textbook. Level: advanced undergraduate
K. Alan Shore
Page: 344
Published online: 30 Jun 2014
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Book Review
Introduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: From Electronic Structure to Quantum Transport, by Luis E.F. Foa Torres, Stephan Roche and Jean-Christophe Charlier
Scope: textbook. Level: postgraduate, advanced undergraduate
K. Alan Shore
Pages: 344-345
Published online: 30 Jun 2014
CitationforIntroduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: From Electronic Structure to Quantum Transport, by Luis E.F. Foa Torres, Stephan Roche and Jean-Christophe Charlier | Full Text | PDF (58.1 KB)
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Book Review
The Physics and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei by Hagai Netzer
Scope: monograph. Level: specialists
B. Ishak
Page: 345
Published online: 04 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Neutron Stars and Pulsars (IAU S291): Challenges and Opportunities after 80 Years, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union (IAU S279), edited by Joeri van Leeuwen
Scope: conference proceedings. Level: researcher, scientist
Chih-Yueh Wang
Pages: 346-347
Published online: 11 Jul 2014
CitationforNeutron Stars and Pulsars (IAU S291): Challenges and Opportunities after 80 Years, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union (IAU S279), edited by Joeri van Leeuwen | Full Text | References | PDF (62.9 KB)
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Book Review
Dark Matter and Cosmic Web Story by Jaan Einasto
Scope: monograph. Level: general readership, specialists
B. Ishak
Page: 347
Published online: 07 Jul 2014
CitationforDark Matter and Cosmic Web Story by Jaan Einasto | Full Text | References | PDF (51.7 KB)
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Book Review
Perspectives on Spin Glasses, by Pierluigi Contucci and Cristian Giardinà
Scope: reference. Level: postgraduate
S.W. Lovesey
Pages: 347-348
Published online: 16 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Magnificent principia: exploring Isaac Newton’s masterpiece, by Colin Pask
Scope: general interest, monograph. Level: general readership, undergraduate, postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, teacher
Robert D. Joseph
Pages: 348-349
Published online: 29 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Computational Physics, 2nd Edition, by Jos Thijssen
Scope: review. Level: general readership
Lampros Nikolopoulos
Pages: 349-350
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
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Book Review
Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas, by Hans L. Pécseli
Scope: text book. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, early career researcher
Alan D.R. Phelps
Page: 350
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
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Book Review
Black Holes – New Horizons, edited by Sean Hayward
Scope: edited book. Level: specialist
Ian D. Lawrie
Pages: 350-351
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
CitationforBlack Holes – New Horizons, edited by Sean Hayward | Full Text | PDF (58.2 KB)
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Book Review
Energy Science, Principles, Technologies and Impacts: Second Edition, by John Andrews and Nick Jelley
Scope: review. Level: general readership, undergraduate, early career researcher, teacher
Ignazio Licata
Pages: 351-352
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
CitationforEnergy Science, Principles, Technologies and Impacts: Second Edition, by John Andrews and Nick Jelley | Full Text | References | PDF (60.7 KB)
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Book Review
Introduction to Metal-nanoparticle Plasmonics, by Matthew Pelton and Garnett W. Bryant
Scope: review. Level: postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, researcher, scientist, engineers
Peter J. Dobson
Pages: 352-353
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
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Book Review
Plasma Research at the Limit: From the International Space Station to Applications on Earth (with DVD-ROM), by Gregor Morfill, Yuri Baturin, and Vladimir Fortov
Scope: monograph. Level: general readership
Alan D.R. Phelps
Page: 353
Published online: 19 Aug 2014
CitationforPlasma Research at the Limit: From the International Space Station to Applications on Earth (with DVD-ROM), by Gregor Morfill, Yuri Baturin, and Vladimir Fortov | Full Text | PDF (51.6 KB)
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Book Review
Topological Insulators and Topological Superconductors, by B. Andrei Bernevig with Taylor L. Hughes
Scope: text book. Level: advanced undergraduate
S.W. Lovesey
Pages: 353-354
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
CitationforTopological Insulators and Topological Superconductors, by B. Andrei Bernevig with Taylor L. Hughes | Full Text | PDF (60.4 KB)
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Book Review
Relativistic Hydrodynamics, by Luciano Rezzolla and Olindo Zanotti
Scope: monograph, text book. Level: postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, early career researcher, researcher
John M. Stewart
Pages: 354-355
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
CitationforRelativistic Hydrodynamics, by Luciano Rezzolla and Olindo Zanotti | Full Text | PDF (57.8 KB)
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Book Review
Graphene: A New Paradigm in Condensed Matter and Device Physics, by E.L. Wolf
Scope: monograph. Level: postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, early career researcher, researcher
A.H. Harker
Page: 355
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
CitationforGraphene: A New Paradigm in Condensed Matter and Device Physics, by E.L. Wolf | Full Text | PDF (49.3 KB)
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Book Review
Phase Transitions: Modern Applications (2nd edition), by Moshe Gitterman
Scope: text book. Level: postgraduate
A.H. Harker
Pages: 355-356
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
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Book Review
James Clerk Maxwell: Perspectives on His Life and Work, edited by Raymond Flood, Mark McCartney, and Andrew Whitaker
Scope: Review. Level: general readership
Richard Shorter
Page: 356
Published online: 14 Aug 2014
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Book Review
Quantum Mechanics, by Gennaro Auletta, Mauro Fortunato and Giorgio Parisi
Scope: text book. Level: advanced undergraduate
Thomas Peters
Page: 357
Published online: 14 Aug 2014
CitationforQuantum Mechanics, by Gennaro Auletta, Mauro Fortunato and Giorgio Parisi | Full Text | PDF (48.6 KB)
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Book Review
How Big is Big and How Small is Small: The Sizes of Everything and Why, by Timothy Paul Smith
Scope: monograph. Level: general readership, non-specialists, scientists, engineers
Peter V.E. McClintock
Pages: 357-358
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
CitationforHow Big is Big and How Small is Small: The Sizes of Everything and Why, by Timothy Paul Smith | Full Text | PDF (58.6 KB)
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Book Review
The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis and Stormy Seas, by J.B. Zirker
Scope: general interest. Level: general readership
Manuel Vogel
Pages: 358-359
Published online: 14 Aug 2014
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Book Review
An Introduction to Mechanics (2nd Edition), by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow
Scope: review. Level: pre-university, undergraduate, teacher
Richard Shorter
Page: 359
Published online: 14 Aug 2014
CitationforAn Introduction to Mechanics (2nd Edition), by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow | Full Text | PDF (49.5 KB)
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Book Review
Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition, by C.R.Kitchin
Scope: general interest, text book. Level: general readership, postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, teacher
Robert C. Smith
Pages: 359-360
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
CitationforAstrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition, by C.R.Kitchin | Full Text | PDF (59.4 KB)
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Book Review
The Quantum World, by Michel Le Bellac and Alain Aspect
Scope: review. Level: advanced undergraduate
D.G.C. Jones
Pages: 360-361
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
CitationforThe Quantum World, by Michel Le Bellac and Alain Aspect | Full Text | PDF (52.8 KB)
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Editorial Board
Page: ebi
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
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