Contemporary Physics, Volume 60, Issue 2 (2019)

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Contemporary Physics, Volume 60, Issue 2 (2019)

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Supermassive black holes in the early universe
Aaron Smith & Volker Bromm
Pages: 111-126
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
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Large magnetic molecules and what we learn from them
Jürgen Schnack
Pages: 127-144
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
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Cosmic reionisation
John H. Wise
Pages: 145-163
Published online: 15 Jul 2019
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Quantum thermal absorption machines: refrigerators, engines and clocks
Mark T. Mitchison
Pages: 164-187
Published online: 15 Jul 2019
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Review
Beyond the dynamical universe. Unifying block universe physics and time as experienced
Oscar Rosas-Ortiz
Pages: 188-190
Published online: 09 May 2019
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Believing without seeing?
A review of Why trust a theory? Epistemology of fundamental physics, edited by R. Dardashti, R. Dawid and K. Thébault, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 438 pp., £69.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-110-8470-95-7. Scope: conference proceedings, general interest. Level: specialist.
Peter J. Bussey
Pages: 191-194
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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Book Review
Philosophy of physics: quantum theory
Peter J. Bussey
Pages: 195-196
Published online: 04 Jun 2019
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The impact of binary stars on stellar evolution
edited by G. Beccari and H. M. J. Boffin, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 333 pp., £120.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781108428583. Scope: reference. Level: early career researcher, specialist.
B. Ishak
Page: 196
Published online: 29 Jul 2019
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PT symmetry in quantum and classical physics
by Carl M. Bender, London, World Scientific, 2018, 468 pp., $58 (paperback), ISBN: 9781786346681. Scope: textbook. Level: postgraduate, researcher, teacher.
Mario Bertolotti
Pages: 196-197
Published online: 25 Jun 2019
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Quantum many-body physics in a nutshell
Kavan Modi
Page: 197
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
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The wonders of physics, 4th edition
Kelvin J. A. Ooi
Pages: 197-198
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
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An introduction to quantum physics: a first course for physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers
Michael Belsley
Pages: 198-199
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
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Principles of quantum computation and information: a comprehensive textbook
Eric Howard
Pages: 199-200
Published online: 05 Jun 2019
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Memorial volume on Abdus Salam’s 90th birthday
Tanveer A. Tabish
Pages: 200-201
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
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Applied nanophotonics
Tanveer A. Tabish
Page: 201
Published online: 12 Jun 2019
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Magnetohydrodynamics of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas
by H. Goedbloed, R. Keppens and S. Poedts, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 974 pp., £110.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781107123922. Scope: textbook, monograph, reference. Level: advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, early career researcher, researcher, specialist.
Thomas Neukirch
Page: 202
Published online: 19 Jun 2019
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Understanding lasers: an entry level guide, 4th ed.
by J. Hecht, Piscataway, Wiley, 2019, 608 pp., £79.95 (paperback), ISBN: 9781199310648. Scope: general interest, text book. Level: general readership, pre-university, undergraduate.
R. S. Shorter
Pages: 202-203
Published online: 17 Jun 2019
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Theoretical fluid mechanics
by Richard Fitzpatrick, Bristol, UK, IOP Publishing, 2017, 784 pp., £99.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-750-31552-4. Scope: textbook. Level: undergraduate student.
Tom Lancaster
Pages: 203-204
Published online: 20 Jun 2019
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The story of antimatter: matter’s vanished twin
Manuel Vogel
Page: 204
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
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Book Review
Size really does matter: the nanotechnology revolution
edited by Colm Durkan, Singapore, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2019, xi + 218 pp., £38.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-78634-661-2. Scope: introductory review. Level: scientifically literate general public.
Peter V. E. McClintock
Pages: 204-205
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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Book Review
Principles of thermodynamics
by J.-P. Ansermet & S. D. Brechet, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 529 pp., £54.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-110-8426-09-1. Scope: text book. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, advanced undergraduate, researcher, teacher.
M. P. Gururajan
Pages: 205-206
Published online: 22 Jul 2019
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The life, science and times of Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov
by L. J. Reinders, Cham, Springer, 2018, 351 pp., £88.00 (hardback), ISBN 9783319720975. Scope: monograph. Level: general readership.
Stephen J. Blundell
Pages: 206-207
Published online: 29 Jul 2019
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A brief history of astronomy and astrophysics
by K. R. Lang, Singapore, World Scientific, 2018, 325 pp., £42 (paperback), ISBN: 9789813233843. Scope: general interest. Level: general readership.
Jonathan Tennyson
Page: 207
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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Book Review
Accelerator physics, 4th edition
S. Y. Lee, Singapore, World Scientific, 2019, 534 pp., £70.00 (paperback), ISBN 9789813274785. Scope: textbook. Level: postgraduate.
Robert Appleby
Page: 208
Published online: 22 Jul 2019
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The formative years of relativity: the history and meaning of Einstein’s Princeton lectures
by H. Gutfreund and J. Renn, Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2017, 432 pp., £27.00(hardback), ISBN 978-069-1174-63-1. Scope: general interest. Level: general readership.
Gerard Gilmore
Pages: 208-209
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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Beams and accelerators with MATLAB, (with companion media pack)
by Dan Green, Singapore, World Scientific, 2018, 244 pp., £77.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9789813237469. Scope: textbook. Level: undergraduate.
Rob Appleby
Page: 209
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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Book Review
Grand challenges for science in the 21st century
edited by J. W. Fasbinder, B. Gulyas and J. Y. H. Sim, Singapore, World Scientific, 2019, 127 pp., $48.00 (hardback), ISBN 9789813276437. Scope: monograph. Level: general readership.
Gerry Gilmore
Page: 210
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
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