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Advanced Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors (In 2 Volumes)Volume I: Essentials of Gravitational-Wave Detectors Volume II: Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and Beyondedited by David Reitze (California Institute of Technology, USA), Peter Saulson (Syracuse University, USA) & Hartmut Grote (Cardiff University, UK)

Many of the world’s top experts contribute chapters to this book to provide an authoritative and in-depth treatment on current and future gravitational-wave detectors. Volume I is devoted to the physical principles and key technologies behind large-scale precision interferometry. Volume II reviews the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo interferometers, as well as examining future interferometric detector concepts. This two-volume set will provide students and researchers the comprehensive background needed to understand gravitational-wave detectors.

808pp Jul 2019978-981-3146-07-5(Set) US$198 £164

Delta N Formalism in Cosmological Perturbation Theoryby Ali Akbar Abolhasani (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Hassan Firouzjahi (Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Iran), Atsushi Naruko (Tohoku University, Japan) & Misao Sasaki (University of Tokyo, Japan)

The delta N formalism is an alternative approach to cosmological perturbation theory. The novelty of this approach is that, under the condition that the scale of interest is very large so that the spatial derivatives may be ignored in the dynamics, it can be applied to all orders in perturbation theory and has a rigorous foundation in general relativity. Thanks to the fact that one can evaluate perturbations with only the knowledge of background solutions, it is proved to be much easier than the conventional approach in evaluating higher order effects in many cases.

184pp Feb 2019978-981-3238-75-6 US$68 £60

Effective Field Theories for Nuclei and Compact-Star MatterChiral Nuclear Dynamics (CND-III)by Yong-Liang Ma (Jilin University, China) & Mannque Rho (CEA Saclay, France)

Effective field theories have been widely used in nuclear physics. This volume is devoted to exploring the intricate structure of compact-star matter inaccessible directly from QCD. It is principally anchored on hidden symmetries and topology presumed to be encoded in QCD. It differs from standard effective field theory and energy density functional approaches in that it exploits renormalization-group flow in the complex “vacuum” sliding with density inferred from topology change identified as a manifestation of baryon-quark continuity in dense matter. It makes a variety of predictions that drastically differ from the conventional treatments that could be tested by upcoming terrestrial and astrophysical experiments.

380pp Oct 2018978-981-3273-31-3 US$138 £120

Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology - Vol 8

Hawking on the Big Bang and Black Holesby Stephen Hawking (Cambridge)

“It is an excellent thing to have so many of Professor Hawking’s most important contributions to the theory of black holes and space-time singularities all collected together in one handy volume. I am very glad to have them.” Roger Penrose (Oxford)

“This review could have been quite short: ‘ The book contains a selection of 21 of Stephen Hawking’s most significant papers with an overview written by the author’ . This would be sufficient to convince any researcher, student or librarian to acquire the book, so indisputable is the contribution of this man to the theoretical physics of the last half of our century ... Collected together, these brilliant works constitute a valuable contribution to the literature on modern classical and quantum gravity and cosmology. This book will certainly be a source of inspiration for new generations of physicists entering into this fascinating area of research.” Classical & Quantum Gravity

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Indirect Effects of Dark Matter Physicsedited by Maxim Yu Khlopov (Virtual Institute of Astroparticle Physics, France & Center for Cosmoparticle Physics, Russia & Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute, Russia)

The volume contains a collection of reviews covering various indirect effects of dark matter and physics beyond the Standard Model underlying it. The topics of reviews include theoretical analysis and experimental results of studies of dark matter effects such as cosmic ray background data in confrontation with models of decaying and annihilating dark matter, dark matter effects in stellar evolution, and the search for dark matter at accelerators. The analysis of the indirect evidence and constraints on dark matter physics will provide an effective test for various models of particle physics beyond the Standard Model.

300pp Feb 2020978-981-4635-74-5 US$118 £98

World Scientific Series in Astrophysics

The WSPC Handbook of Astronomical Instrumentation (In 5 Volumes)edited by David N Burrows (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)

This comprehensive handbook presents the current state of the art of astronomical instrumentation with a forward view encompassing the next decade. It expands on material covered in a single volume of “Planets, Stars, and Stellar Systems” with more in-depth coverage of interferometers and spectrograph design, as well as radio, X-ray and gamma-ray astronomical instrumentation. The purpose of this handbook is to bring together contributions from some of the leading experts in the world to illustrate the frontier of astronomical instrumentation across the electromagnetic spectrum and extending into multimessenger astronomy.

Readership: Graduate students and practioners in the field of astronomical instrumentation.

1500pp Apr 2020978-981-4644-31-0(Set) US$1580 £1311

Jacob Bekenstein Memorial VolumeThe Conservative Revolutionaryedited by Lars Brink (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden), Viatcheslav Mukhanov (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität of Münich, Germany), Eliezer Rabinovici (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) & K K Phua (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Jacob Bekenstein, an Israeli physicist, planted the seeds of a revolution of our understanding of space time by discovering that black holes have thermodynamical properties such as entropy. This book contains a series of scientific and personal contributions by his contemporaries who recall the struggle against his ideas and then with them: the fate accompanying many revolutionary ideas. This is followed by original scientific contributions by many of the leaders of current research on black hole physics and holography.

300pp Sep 2019978-981-120-395-4 US$88 £75

The Body Shapes of ExtraterrestrialsAnd Other Essays in Astronomy, Physics, and Biologyby Leslie M Golden (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

This popular science book is the perfect coffee table book or gift. Leslie M Golden, PhD, an astronomer, professor, software developer, cruise ship lecturer, band leader, stand-up comedian, playwright, novelist, cartoonist, gambling columnist, and professional blackjack player, presents entertaining yet authoritative essays on intriguing concepts in astronomy, biology, botany, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, physics, and zoology. You’ll feel your intellect massaged and your mental horizons expanded as you read about such subjects as How Long Would a Conversation with ET Take. As an extra bonus, Les Golden presents some of his favorite science jokes and cartoons.

140pp Dec 2019978-981-3228-49-8 US$48 £42

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About StarsTheir Formation, Evolution, Compositions, Locations and Companionsby Michael Woolfson (University of York, UK)

On a clear and moonless night, myriads of points of light cover the sky. The great majority of them are stars, many like the Sun, but so far away that they can only be seen as point sources of light. The problem faced by astronomers is to find their properties and distances, just from the light they emit. This book describes the means — some very ingenious — by which to explore the properties, locations and planetary companions of stars, and provides a sound foundation for further study.

Readership: Physics undergraduate, educated laypeople, or those with a general interest.

244pp Jul 2019978-1-78634-712-1 US$78 £70978-1-78634-725-1(pbk) US$38 £35

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Cherenkov ReflectionsGamma-Ray Imaging and the Evolution of TeV Astronomyby David Fegan (University College Dublin, Ireland)

This book documents how TeV gamma-ray astronomy became a keystone feature of high-energy astrophysics. Contemporary TeV observations are based on the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique, upon which CTA and other emerging facilities have been built.

Written predominantly from a historical perspective, the author guides readers through many decades of instrumental development and evolution, using only minimal mathematical background. It should be of interest and value to graduate students involved with contemporary fourth-generation TeV research programs such as CTA.

300pp Jul 2019978-981-3276-85-7 US$118 £105

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Astronomical SpectroscopyAn Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectroscopy

(3rd Edition)by Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)

The third edition of Astronomical Spectroscopy examines the physics necessary to understand and interpret astronomical spectra. It offers a step-by-step guide to the atomic and molecular physics involved in providing astronomical spectra starting from the relatively simple hydrogen atom and working its way to the spectroscopy of small molecules. Based on UCL course material, this book uses actual astronomical spectra to illustrate the theoretical concepts. It also provides comprehensive exercises with answers given.

284pp Jul 2019978-1-78634-694-0 US$88 £75978-1-78634-707-7(pbk) US$48 £40

World Scientific Series in Astrophysics

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology (In 4 Volumes)Volume 1: Galaxy Formation and EvolutionVolume 2: Numerical Simulations in CosmologyVolume 3: Dark Energy Volume 4: Dark MatterEditor-in-chief: Giovanni G Fazio (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA)by Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University, Israel), Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo University of Science, Japan) & Jihn E Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)edited by Kentaro Nagamine (Osaka University, Japan & University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology, in four volumes, is a major, long-lasting, seminal reference at the graduate student level. Laid out by the most prominent researchers in the general field of cosmology, this handbook is a comprehensive review of the most important concepts and current status in the field, covering both theory and observation.

One of the attractive features of the encyclopedia is that it is accompanied by supplementary materials including videos and simulations of the numerical computation. This will help the readers to better understand and visualize the concepts discussed.

1404pp Mar 2018978-981-4656-19-1(Set) US$1280 £1062

Series on the Foundations of Natural Science and Technology - Vol 13

Scalar Field Cosmologyby Sergei Chervon (Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, Russia), Igor Fomin (Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia), Valerian Yurov (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia) & Artyom Yurov (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia)

This monograph discusses cosmological inflation and provides exact and slow roll solutions. It also reviews new and advanced approaches of exact solutions construction with canonical scalar fields, including application of generating functions methods, the superpotential and many others. This book presents the reduction of the Friedmann equation to the Abel equation, which is a very useful tool in cosmology. It offers new solutions and discusses its properties.

Additionally, it touches upon the role of phantom scalar field cosmology and analyzes phantonical models. It describes brane cosmology with scalar fields, providing exact solutions construction using the superpotential method as well as Darboux transformations. Detailed calculations are provided throughout.

284pp May 2019978-981-120-507-1 US$98 £85

Formation of the First Black Holesedited by Muhammad Latif (United Arab Emirates University, UAE) & Dominik Schleicher (Universidad de Concepciòn, Chile)

The formation of the first supermassive black holes is one of the main open questions in our understanding of high-redshift structure formation. This book provides a summary of state-of-the-art modern research on this topic, exploring the formation of massive black holes from a fluid-dynamical, stellar-dynamical and chemical perspective. It thus provides a solid theoretical foundation and a comparison with current observations and future perspectives, including modern topics such as the European Extremely Large Telescope, the Euclid satellite and possible detections via gravitational waves.

376pp May 2019978-981-3227-94-1 US$118 £105

Fundamentals ofTheoretical Plasma Physics Mathematical Description of Plasma Wavesby Hee J Lee (Hanyang University, South Korea)

This book is wr i t ten as a senior undergraduate and graduate textbook of theoretical plasma physics; topics include Boltzmann equation, two-fluid equations, magnetohydrodynamics, Vlasov–Maxwell Plasma, absolute and convective instabilities, fundamental kinetic theory and many more. The development of theory is presented through gentle mathematical steps. The readers will be able to appreciate the beauty of mathematical analysis in connection with theoretical plasma physics.

728pp Mar 2019978-981-3276-75-8 US$128 £115

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Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Arrayby The CTA Consortium

This book summarizes the science to be carried out by the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array, a major ground-based gamma-ray observatory that will be constructed over the next six to eight years. The facility has been developed by the CTA Consortium, a collaboration of scientists from many institutions worldwide. This book is intended to be the primary resource for the science case for CTA and it thus will be of great interest to the broader physics and astronomy communities. The electronic version (e-book) is available in open access.

364pp Mar 2019978-981-3270-08-4 US$128 £115

Michelson – Morley ExperimentsAn Enigma for Physics and the History of Scienceby Maurizio Consoli (National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy) & Alessandro Pluchino (University of Catania, Italy)

In 1887, Michelson and Morley tried to observe in laboratory the “ether drift” by measuring a small difference in the velocity of two perpendicular light beams. Their experiment, however, showed a “null result”. This was crucial to stimulate formulations of special relativity. Since then, many repetitions have been performed and the conclusion has always been the same. However, in the authors’ new scheme, the small irregular residuals observed in laboratory show surprising correlations with the direct observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with satellites in space. This opens the possibility of finally linking the CMB to a fundamental reference frame for relativity, with substantial implications for the interpretation of non-locality in the quantum theory. The book illustrates the many facets of this research together with historical accounts on some leading scientists involved in these measurements.

196pp Feb 2019978-981-3278-18-9 US$78 £70

Principles of Space-Time-MatterCosmology, Particles and Waves in Five Dimensionsby Paul S Wesson & James M Overduin (Towson University, USA & Johns Hopkins University, USA)

This book is a summing up of the prospects for unification between relativity and particle physics based on the extension of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity to five dimensions. This subject was first established by Paul Wesson in his two previous best-seller, Space-Time-Matter and Five-Dimensional Physics. This third book brings the field fully up to date and details many new developments and connections to particle theory and wave mechanics in particular. It was largely finished at the time of Paul Wesson’s untimely death in 2015, and has been completed and expanded by his former student and longtime collaborator, James Overduin.

276pp Feb 2019978-981-3235-77-9 US$98 £85

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The Structure and Evolution of Starsby J J Eldridge (University of Auckland, New Zealand) & Christopher A Tout (University of Cambridge, UK)

This book describes the physics of stars from scratch with the necessary mathematics presented at a suitable level for undergraduate physicists and mathematicians. The topics discussed include modes of energy transport, the equation of state, the physics of the opacity sources and the nuclear reactions. This book also tracks the evolution of stars from their main-sequence evolution through the exhaustion of various nuclear fuels to the end points of evolution. The aim is to take the reader from the essential underlying physical principles to the doors to current research on stellar interiors.

360pp Feb 2019978-1-78326-579-4 US$98 £85978-1-78326-580-0(pbk) US$48 £40

Advances in Planetary Science - Vol 3

Planetary Habitability and Stellar Activityby Arnold Hanslmeier (University of Graz, Austria)

“The whole text is written in a clear and light scientific style. It is fully referenced to scientific publications and supported by numerous figures, mainly in full colour. The present book can be recommended to any interested reader with a background in physics and/or astronomy, in particular to undergraduate and graduate students within astronomy and related fields, possibly being also of interest to scientists in (evolutionary) biology.” Contemporary Physics

This book provides an overview on habitability on exoplanets. Habitability is strongly dependent on stellar activity. Therefore, space weather effects on objects in the solar system as well as on exoplanets are discussed.

264pp Sep 2018978-981-3237-42-1 US$118 £104

A Brief History of Astronomy and Astrophysicsby Kenneth R Lang (Tufts University, USA)

“Lang employs an intriguing style to trace the development of our knowledge of the forces that control our universe by providing brief biographical sketches of the scientists whose contributions were central to this progress. This approach contributes to the easy flow of the narrative. It also enables an examination of how many scientists wrestled with the question of whether the existence of our universe stems from an act of a supreme being.”

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This book includes complete references and notes that can be used for further explorations by curious readers and students. General educated readers will also find this of captivating interest

340pp Oct 2018978-981-3233-83-6 US$98 £86978-981-3235-19-9(pbk) US$48 £42

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Hawking RadiationFrom Astrophysical Black Holes to Analogous Systems in Labby Francesco D Belgiorno (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Sergio L Cacciatori (Universitàdegli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy) & Daniele Faccio (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

This book provides the reader with a guide to Hawking radiation through a dual approach to the problem. The first part of the book consists in a survey of methods for deriving and studying Hawking radiation from astrophysical black holes, from the original calculation by S W Hawking to the most recent contributions involving tunneling and gravitational anomalies. The second part introduces analogue gravity, particularly dielectric black hole systems, to which the studies of the present authors are devoted. The mutual interchange of knowledge between the aforementioned parts is addressed to render a more comprehensive picture of this very fascinating quantum phenomenon associated with black holes.

340pp Sep 2018978-981-4508-53-7 US$118 £104

Fireworks in a Dark Universeby Amir Levinson (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

This popular science book offers a glimpse into a plethora of extreme cosmic phenomena. They are powered by compact stars — black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. The book contains many spectacular photographs taken with modern telescopes around the world and satellites of different space agencies, as well as illustrations specially prepared by the author to enhance the reading experience.

316pp Jul 2018978-1-78634-511-0 US$78 £70

Advanced Series on Directions in High Energy Physics - Vol 28

The State of the Art of Neutrino PhysicsA Tutorial for Graduate Students and Young Researchersedited by Antonio Ereditato (University of Bern, Switzerland)

The neutrino is the most fascinating elementary particle due to its elusive nature and outstanding properties. Many fundamental discoveries in particle physics had the neutrino involved in one way or another. This book provides graduate students and young researchers a comprehensive overview of modern neutrino physics, specially tailored with emphasis on the educational aspects. The various topical chapters are written by experts in the field.

580pp May 2018978-981-3226-08-1 US$168 £148

Magnetic Helicity, Spheromaks, Solar Corona Loops, and Astrophysical Jetsby Paul M Bellan (Caltech)

Pedagogical in style, this book provides insights into plasma behavior valid over twenty orders of magnitude in both time and space. It starts by explaining the topological concept of magnetic helicity and then develops a helicity-based model, which predicts that no matter how messy or complicated the dynamics, a great range of plasma configurations always self-organize to a unique, simple final state. This self-organization, called relaxation, is a fundamental concept that unifies understanding of spheromaks, solar corona loops, interplanetary magnetic clouds, and astrophysical jets.

After establishing why relaxation occurs, the book then examines how relaxation occurs. It shows that relaxation involves a sequence of complex non-equilibrium dynamics including fast self-collimated plasma jets, kink instabilities, magnetic reconnection, and phenomena outside the realm of magnetohydrodynamics.

652pp May 2018978-1-78634-514-1 US$168 £148

TextbookWorld Scientific Series in Astrophysics

Star Formationby Mark R Krumholz (Australian National University, Australia)

This book provides a modern introduction to the study of star formation, at a level suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for star formation. The remainder then discusses the major observational results and theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. The book includes five problem sets with solutions.

528pp Jul 2017978-981-3142-02-2 US$128 £113978-981-3142-03-9(pbk) US$88 £77

Physics of Buoyant FlowsFrom Instabilities to Turbulenceby Mahendra K Verma (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India)

Gravity pervades the whole universe; hence buoyancy drives fluids everywhere. Prime examples of such flows are mantle convection, atmospheric flows and solar convection. This book presents all the major aspects of the buoyancy-driven flows in a coherent manner that would appeal to advanced graduate students and researchers. Topics include waves and instabilities, patterns, chaos, and turbulence.

352pp May 2018978-981-3237-79-7 US$118 £104

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An Introduction to Particle Dark Matterby Stefano Profumo (UC Santa Cruz & Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, USA)

The paradigm of dark matter is one of the foundations of the standard cosmological model. This book presents the state of the art in building and testing particle models for dark matter. Each chapter gives an analysis of questions, research directions, and methods within the field. More than 200 problems are included to challenge and stimulate the reader’s knowledge and provide guidance in the practical implementation of the numerous “tools of the trade” presented.

288pp Apr 2017978-1-78634-000-9 US$94 £78978-1-78634-001-6(pbk) US$46 £38

One Hundred Years of General RelativityFrom Genesis and Empirical Foundations to Gravitational Waves, Cosmology and Quantum Gravity (In 2 Volumes)edited by Wei-Tou Ni (National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan)

“This collection is certainly meant for experts, but it must be recommended to students and people interested in the field; in one book they can find a complete overview of general relativity: past, present and future.”

Angela di VirgilioINFN, Frascati

1356pp Jul 2017978-981-4635-12-7(Set) US$248 £206

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Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmologyby Christian G Böhmer (University College London, UK)

This book gives undergraduate students an overview of the fundamental ideas behind the geometric theory of gravitation and spacetime. Through pointers on how to modify and generalise Einstein’s theory to enhance understanding, it provides a link between standard textbook content and current research in the field.

288pp Dec 2016978-1-78634-117-4 US$70 £58978-1-78634-118-1(pbk) US$38 £32

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Introduction to General RelativitySolution Manual AvailableBy John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA)

“This is one of the best introductory books on general relativity and cosmology that I have seen. The reader is guided through the maze of tensor indices that so bewilder the beginner, by working through them in elementary steps, and by explaining their physical relevance. This book takes the reader from the basics to some important applications, including the expanding universe and neutron stars, in a very clear and accessible fashion.”

Kerson HuangEmeritus Professor of Physics, MIT

Introduction to General Relativity356pp Apr 2007978-981-270-584-6 US$96 £80978-981-270-585-3(pbk) US$61 £51

Introduction to General RelativitySolutions to Problems216pp Aug 2017978-981-3227-69-9(pbk) US$48 £42

An Introduction to Black Holes, Informationand the String Theory RevolutionThe Holographic Universeby Leonard Susskind (Stanford University, USA) & James Lindesay (Howard University, USA)

“The authors, both established researchers, present a review of black hole physics in one of the simplest and most efficient ways ... The book will be useful for students of physics and for everyone interested in understanding ways in which knowledge is generated theoretically.” Mathematical Reviews

Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein’s realization that black holes have entropy. This revolution has culminated in a remarkable principle called “The Holographic Principle”. Leonard Susskind, one of the co-inventors of the Holographic Principle as well as one of the founders of String theory, develops and explains these concepts.

200pp Dec 2004978-981-256-083-4 US$39 £32978-981-256-131-2(pbk) US$19 £16

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The Age of the EarthA Physicist’s Journeyby Archibald Hendry (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)

180pp Nov 2019978-981-3279-69-8 US$58 £50978-981-120-131-8(pbk) US$28 £25

Alpine Physics Science in the Mountain Environmentby Valerio Faraoni (Bishop’s University, Canada)

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Adventures in QuantumlandExploring Our Unseen Reality by Ruth E Kastner (University of Maryland, College Park, USA)

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Love and PhysicsThe Peierlsesby Mikhail Shifman (University of Minnesota, USA)

This book focuses on the private life of Sir Rudolf Peierls in dramatic circumstance.

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The Future of Fusion Energyby Jason Parisi (University of Oxford, UK) & Justin Ball (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)

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All of Physics (Almost) in 15 Equationsby Bruno Mansoulié

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The Story of AntimatterMatter’s Vanished Twinby Guennadi Borissov (Lancaster University, UK)

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Beyond the GalaxyHow Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universeby Ethan Siegel (Lewis & Clark College, USA)

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Understanding the UniverseFrom Quarks to the Cosmos (Revised Edition)by Don Lincoln (Fermilab)

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Colour How We See It and How We Use Itby Michael Mark Woolfson (University of York, UK)

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