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World Scientific Series in Astrophysics

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology (In 4 Volumes) edited by Giovanni G Fazio (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA) The Encyclopedia of Cosmology is a new and exciting project which will be a major, longlasting, seminal reference (a set of four major volumes) at the graduate student level, laid out by the most prominent, respected researchers in the general field of Cosmology. These volumes will be a comprehensive review of the most important concepts and current status in the field of Cosmology of the Universe, covering both theory and observation.

This comprehensive encyclopedia is edited by Dr. Giovanni Fazio from Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, with an advisory board comprised of renowned scientists: Lars Hernquist and Abraham Loeb (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), and Christopher McKee (UC Berkeley). Each volume is authored/edited by a specialist in the area: Galaxy Formation and Evolution written by Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University), Numerical Simulations in Cosmology edited

by Kentaro Nagamine (Osaka University / University of Nevada), Dark Energy written by Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo University of Science), and Dark Matter written by Jihn Kim (Seoul National University).

1400pp 978-981-4656-19-1(Set)

Feb 2018 US$1280 £1062

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Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe Hot Big Bang Theory 2nd Edition

by Valery A Rubakov (Russian Academy of Sciences & Moscow State University, Russia) & Dmitry S Gorbunov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) Reviews of the First Edition: "... is an excellent addition to the field of theoretical cosmology that goes a long way towards filling the need for a fully modern pedagogical text ... Both volumes contain notably insightful treatments of many topics and there is a large variety of problems for the student distributed throughout the text, in addition to extensive appendices on background material ... for those wanting a modern successor to The Early Universe by Edward Kolb and Michael Turner or John Peacock's Cosmological Physics, either for study of an unfamiliar topic or to recommend to PHD students to prepare them for research, the two volumes are a fine choice and an excellent alternative to Steven Weiberg's more formal Cosmology."

CERN Courier 588pp Aug 2017 978-981-3209-87-9 US$158 978-981-3209-88-6(pbk) US$88

£139 £77

The Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting

On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Relativistic Field Theories (In 4 Volumes) Proceedings of the MG14 Meeting on General Relativity University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, 12 – 18 July 2015 edited by Massimo Bianchi (Universitàdegli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italy), Robert T Jantzen (Villanova University, USA) & Remo Ruffini (International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) & University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy) The four volumes of the proceedings of MG14 give a broad view of all aspects of gravitational physics and astrophysics, from mathematical issues to recent observations and experiments.

The scientific program of the meeting included 35 morning plenary talks over 6 days, 6 evening popular talks and 100 parallel sessions on 84 topics over 4 afternoons.

4200pp 978-981-3226-59-3(Set)

Sep 2017 US$988 £869

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New Titles One Hundred Years of General Relativity

Advances in Planetary Science

Origin and Evolution of Comets

From 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) The aim of this two-volume title is to give a comprehensive review of one hundred years of development of general relativity and its scientific influences. This unique title provides a broad introduction and review to the fascinating and profound subject of general relativity, its historical development, its important theoretical consequences, gravitational wave detection and applications to astrophysics and cosmology.

1356pp Jul 2017 978-981-4635-12-7(Set) US$248 £206 Vol. 1 978-981-4678-48-3

720pp US$148

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Vol. 2 978-981-4678-49-0

636pp US$148

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Ten Years after the Nice Model and One Year after Rosetta

by Hans Rickman (Uppsala University, Sweden & Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) Since several decades, comets have been considered as key witnesses of solar system formation. Their nature has been explored using the modern arsenal of Earth- and space-based observations, and they hold a central place as dynamical arbiters of the planetary system in the new paradigm of solar system evolution known as the Nice Model. Thus, they have the potential to test the various ideas, using the detailed data recently gathered by the ESA/Rosetta mission. This requires an understanding of their origin and evolution, which form the subject of the present book. All the relevant issues are covered, describing both the background and the current frontiers of research.

170pp 978-981-3222-57-1

Dec 2017 US$88 £77

World Scientific Series in Astrophysics

Challenging Routes in Quantum Cosmology

by Paulo Vargas Moniz (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) & Shahram Jalalzadeh (Shahid Beheshti University, Iran & UNILA, Brazil) The aim of this book is to convey a broad perspective of what quantum cosmology is and how it can be a relevant field of research in the 21st century.

A series of challenges (or research directions to follow) are provided, in the form of chapters, as the means of forwarding some of the main elements of quantum cosmology. This is therefore a more ‘practical’ oriented book, where a reasonable amount of technical features are presented in a compact appendix.

230pp 978-981-4415-06-4

Feb 2018 US$106 £88

Problems and Solutions in Special Relativity and Electromagnetism

by Sergei Kruchinin (National Ukrainian Academy of Science, Ukraine) Field theory is an important topic in theoretical physics, which is studied in the physical and physicomathematical departments of universities. Therefore, lecturers are faced with the urgent task of not only providing students with information about the subject, but also to help them master the material at a deep qualitative level, by presenting the specific features of general approaches to the statement and the solution of problems in theoretical physics. One of the ways to study field theory is the practical one, where the students can deepen their knowledge of the theoretical material and develop problemsolving skills. This book includes a concise theoretical summary of the main branches of field theory and electrodynamics, worked examples, and some problems for the student to solve.

140pp Jan 2018 978-981-3227-26-2 US$68 £60 978-981-3227-27-9(pbk) US$38 £33

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Star Formation

by 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 recommendations for complementary reading from the research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions.

528pp Jul 2017 978-981-3142-02-2 US$128 £113 978-981-3142-03-9(pbk) US$88 £77

A Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Models of Planet Formation

by Michael Mark Woolfson (University of York, UK) Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respectively, in the presence of Solomon, who oversees the discussions. Modelled on Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, this book provides new insight into different theories of cosmogony.

248pp Jul 2017 978-1-78634-272-0 US$78 £65 978-1-78634-273-7(pbk) US$38 £32

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New Titles On Foundations of Seismology Bringing Idealizations Down to Earth

by James Robert Brown (University of Toronto, Canada) & Michael A Slawinski (Memorial University, Canada) "This fascinating volume is one of the first of its genre. In it Michael Slawinski and Jim Brown deal with the philosophical underpinnings of seismology.

In less than 200 pages they bring to bear their impressive scholarship on the epistemology of this discipline. What perhaps intrigues me most is their illumination of seismology in the light of existing schools of thought, such as logical positivism, empiricism, and rationalism. The book should become required reading for any serious student of seismology. Exposure to the ideas explored in this volume are bound to make us all better scientists, no matter whether we may be at the outset or well into our professional careers."

Sven Treitel Distinguished Lecturer, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 184pp 978-981-4329-49-1

Jun 2017 US$88 £73

Introduction to Astronomy by Theodore Metochites (Stoicheiosis Astronomike 1.5-30)

by Emmanuel Paschos (Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany) & Christos Simelidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) S t o i c h e i o s i s A s t ro n o m i k e ( " E l e m e n t s o f Astronomy") is a late Byzantine comprehensive introduction to Astronomy. It was written by an outstanding figure in Byzantine culture and politics, who served also as prime minister. This volume makes available for the first time a large part of its astronomical contents, offering the original text with an English translation, accompanied by an introduction and analysis.

This book describes the celestial spheres, the rotation of the planets, and especially the apparent trajectory of the sun with its uniform and anomalous rotations, which are used to determine the length of the year.

Metochites proposed a new starting date for the calendar (6th of October 1283) specifying the position of the sun on that date. The work revived the interest in studies of Ptolemaic astronomy as attested by numerous annotations in the margins of the manuscripts.

Introduction to Earth Sciences

400pp 978-981-3207-48-6

by Luc Thomas Ikelle (Texas A& M University, USA)

Advanced Textbooks in Physics

Apr 2017 US$158 £131

A Physics Approach

Geophysics is concerned with the physical processes and properties of the Earth and its surrounding environment, and with the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. This book provides the general public, including students, faculties, and universities with a comprehensive presentation of geophysics suitable for first year undergraduate classes.

The key focus is to familiarize readers with the concepts of elastic and electromagnetic wave propagation, which are central to geophysical studies. Elastic waves and electromagnetic waves are two important ways that energy is transported in the world around us. These important concepts are presented through examples giving readers a more comprehensive understanding of geophysics and what geophysicists do. Special focus is on earthquakes, volcanoes, energy resources, and climate which are the present and future challenges of our times.

516pp May 2017 978-981-3148-41-3 US$138 £115 978-981-3148-42-0(pbk) US$68 £56

This interdisciplinary textbook is essential reading for anyone interested in the microscopic nature of dark matter as it manifests itself in particle physics experiments, cosmological observations, and high-energy astrophysical phenomena: from graduate students and advanced undergraduates to cosmologists and astrophysicists interested in particle models for dark matter and particle physicists interested in early-universe cosmology and high-energy astrophysics.

288pp 978-1-78634-000-9 978-1-78634-001-6(pbk)

Apr 2017 US$94 £78 US$46 £38

A Celebration

Current Status, Future Prospects edited by Thomas Gaisser (University of Delaware, USA) & Albrecht Karle (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) This review volume is motivated by the recent discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos

by IceCube. The aim of the book is to bring together chapters on the status of current and future neutrino observatories with chapters on the implications and possible interpretations of the present observations and their upper limits. Each chapter is a mini-review of one aspect of the subject by leading experts. Taken together, the chapters constitute an up-to-date review of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos and their potential sources.

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by Stefano Profumo (UC Santa Cruz & Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, USA)

Centennial of General Relativity

Neutrino Astronomy

252pp 978-981-4759-40-3

An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter

edited by César Augusto Zen Vasconcellos (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil & ICRANet, Italy) It has been over 100 years since the presentation of the Theory of General Relativity by Albert Einstein, in its final formulation, to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. To celebrate 100 years of general relativity, World Scientific publishes this volume with a dual goal: to assess the current status of the field of general relativity in broad terms, and discuss future directions. The volume thus consists of broad overviews summarizing major developments over the past decades and their perspective contributions.

Apr 2017 336pp 978-981-4699-65-5 US$118

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New Titles Cosmic Paradoxes

Cooking Cosmos

2nd Edition

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe

by Julio A Gonzalo (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)

by Asis Kumar Chaudhuri (Variable Energy Cyclotron Center, India)

Review of the First Edition:

This book discusses such paradoxes in depth with physical and logical content and historical perspective, and has not too technical content in order to serve a wide audience. In the second edition, the content is updated and new sections are added.

This book takes you through the intellectual journey of mankind, unraveling the mysteries of the Cosmos.

Starting from Aristotle's Earth-centered Universe, it will take you step by step to the Copernican Sun-centered Universe, to Hubble's expanding Universe, to the Big Bang, to the currently accepted accelerating Universe. In the process, the book explores the origin of space-time, black hole, black hole radiation, dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, string theory, all in terms comprehensible to general audiences.

208pp Apr 2017 978-981-3141-55-1 US$98 £81 978-981-3141-56-8(pbk) US$48 £40

Mar 2017 212pp 978-981-3145-76-4 US$58 £48 978-981-3145-77-1(pbk) US$24 £20

Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors

Advanced Textbooks in Physics

"This is a fascinating and compelling read for anyone concerned about the unresolved mysteries and paradoxes of the universe.”

Contemporary Physics

2nd Edition

by Peter R Saulson (Syracuse University, USA) This book aims to communicate the basic logic of interferometric gravitational wave detectors to students who are new to the field. It assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of physics, but no special familiarity with gravitational waves, with general relativity, or with the special techniques of experimental physics. All of the necessary ideas are developed in the book.

The first edition was published in 1994. Since the book is aimed at explaining the physical ideas behind the design of LIGO, it stands the test of time. For the second edition, an Epilogue has been added; it brings the treatment of technical details up to date, and provides references that would allow a student to become proficient with today's designs.

336pp 978-981-3143-07-4

Apr 2017 US$101 £89

An Overview of Gravitational Waves Theory, Sources and Detection

edited by Gerard Auger & Eric Plagnol (UniversitéParis Diderot — Paris 7, France) This book describes detection techniques used to search for and analyze gravitational waves (GW). It covers the whole domain of GW science, starting from the theory and ending with the experimental techniques (both present and future) used to detect them.

The theoretical sections of the book address the theory of general relativity and of GW, followed by the theory of GW detection. The various sources of GW are described as well as the methods used to analyse them and to extract their physical parameters. It includes an analysis of the consequences of GW observations in terms of astrophysics as well as a description of the different detectors that exist and that are planned for the future.

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Studying Distant Galaxies A Handbook of Methods and Analyses

by François Hammer, Mathieu Puech, Hector Flores & Myriam Rodrigues (Paris Observatory, France) This book summarises for the first time the numerous techniques used for observing, analysing, and understanding the evolution and formation of these distant galaxies.

It provides guidelines in sample selection, imaging, integrated spectroscopy and 3D spectroscopy, which help to avoid the numerous pitfalls of observational and analysis techniques in use in extragalactic astronomy. It also paves the way for establishing relations between fundamental properties of distant galaxies. At each step, the reader is assisted with numerous practical examples and ready-to-use methodology to help understand and analyse research.

400pp Jan 2017 978-1-78634-054-2 US$120 £100 978-1-78634-144-0(pbk) US$59 £49 Essential Textbooks in Physics

Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology

by 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.

Chapters present complicated material practically and concisely, initially dealing with the mathematical foundations of the theory of relativity, in particular differential geometry. This is followed by a discussion of the Einstein field equations and their various properties. Also given is analysis of the important Schwarzschild solutions, followed by application of general relativity to cosmology. Questions with fully worked answers are provided at the end of each chapter to aid comprehension and guide learning. This pared down textbook is specifically designed for new students looking for a workable, simple presentation of some of the key theories in modern physics and mathematics.

Dec 2016 288pp 978-1-78634-117-4 US$70 £58 978-1-78634-118-1(pbk) US$38 £32

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Bestsellers Exploring the Invisible Universe From Black Holes to Superstrings

Astronomical Spectroscopy

An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectra 2nd Edition

by Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)

by Belal E Baaquie & Frederick H Willeboordse (NUS, Singapore) "The new book is a tour de force: the authors have assembled a challenging, comprehensive review of modern physics topics ranging from general relatively to superstring theory and most of the things in between. It could very well be used in an advanced undergraduate physics course intended to cover those topics that many smaller physics departments do not have the time or resources to cover in depth."

CHOICE Connect 488pp May 2015 978-981-4618-67-0 US$98 £81 978-981-3220-63-8(pbk) US$48 £40

Black Holes

“The pace is suitable for a novice, the explanations are clear and the rich level of black and white diagrams are used very well to augment and illustrate the text … For undergraduates in astrophysics, physics in general, and even chemistry, Tennyson's book is to be recommended.

Even if not used as a primary text it would be useful to augment atomic (and even molecular) spectroscopy courses with applications and examples.”

Contemporary Physics 236pp Jan 2011 978-981-4291-96-5 US$65 £54 978-981-4291-97-2(pbk) US$40 £33

Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe Cosmological Perturbations and Inflationary Theory

A Student Text 3rd Edition

by Derek Raine & Edwin Thomas (University of Leicester, UK) This book provides an accessible introduction to the fascinating and topical subject of black holes. It bridges the gap between popular non-mathematical expositions and advanced research texts, using simple undergraduate level calculations and the most basic knowledge of relativity to explain current research. This means the theory can be understood by a wide audience of physicists, including those who are not necessarily interested in learning higher-level mathematical techniques.

300pp Nov 2014 978-1-78326-481-0 US$82 £68 978-1-78326-482-7(pbk) US$39 £32

Introduction to General Relativity

by John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA) “... the text is clearly presented ...

Walecka’s book presents much of what one would want as an introduction to general relativity.”

Australian Physics

by Dmitry S Gorbunov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia), Valery A Rubakov (Russian Academy of Sciences & Moscow State University, Russia) "... is an excellent addition to the field of theoretical cosmology that goes a long way towards filling the need for a fully modern pedagogical text ... Both volumes contain notably insightful treatments of many topics and there is a large variety of problems for the student distributed throughout the text, in addition to extensive appendices on background material ... for those wanting a modern successor to The Early Universe by Edward Kolb and Michael Turner or John Peacock's Cosmological Physics, either for study of an unfamiliar topic or to recommend to PHD students to prepare them for research, the two volumes are a fine choice and an excellent alternative to Steven Weiberg's more formal Cosmology."

CERN Courier 504pp Feb 2011 978-981-4390-19-4(Set) US$165 £137 165(pbk) US$76 £63

De Sitter Invariant Special Relativity

by Mu-Lin Yan (University of Science and Technology of China, China) "Useful appendices, including solutions to the exercises given within the text, bibliography and index close this interesting book."

Zentralblatt Math "This is an excellent book and a welcome addition to the canon."

Contemporary Physics

356pp Apr 2007 978-981-270-584-6 US$96 £80 978-981-270-585-3(pbk) US$61 £51

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Related Titles Diagnostics of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas Using Spectral Lineshapes of One, Two-, and Three-Electron Systems

100 Years of General Relativity - Vol 4

Loop Quantum Gravity The First 30 Years

edited by Abhay Ashtekar (Pennsylvania State University, USA) & Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State University, USA)

by Eugene Oks (Auburn University, USA) May 2017 US$128 £113

364pp 978-981-4699-07-5

May 2017 320pp 978-981-3209-92-3 US$98 £81 978-981-3209-93-0(pbk) US$58 £48

Gauge Theories of Gravitation

100 Years of General Relativity - Vol 3

An Introduction to Covariant Quantum Gravity and Asymptotic Safety

A Reader with Commentaries

by Roberto Percacci (SISSA — International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy) Apr 2017 312pp 978-981-3207-17-2 US$118 £98

edited by Milutin Blagojević (University of Belgrade, Serbia), Friedrich W Hehl (University of Cologne, Germany & University of Missouri, Columbia, USA) Foreword by T W B Kibble, FRS 656pp 978-1-84816-726-1

Tsinghua Report and Review in Physics - Vol 3

Principles of Physics

From Quantum Field Theory to Classical Mechanics 2nd Edition Jun 2017 US$98

By John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA)

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216pp Jun 2017 978-981-3227-69-9(pbk) US$48

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An Introduction to Geometrical Physics

Essential Textbooks in Chemistry

Astrochemistry

From the Big Bang to the Present Day

2nd Edition

by Claire Vallance (Oxford) 228pp Feb 2017 978-1-78634-037-5 US$98 978-1-78634-038-2(pbk) US$45

Introduction to General Relativity Solutions to Problems

by Jun Ni (Tsinghua University, China) 560pp 978-981-3227-09-5

Apr 2013 US$168 £139

by Ruben Aldrovandi & José Geraldo Pereira (Instituto de Física Teórica - UNESP, Brazil) £81 £37

Beyond Peaceful Coexistence The Emergence of Space, Time and Quantum

edited by Ignazio Licata (Institute for Scientific Methodology & School of Advanced International Studies for Applied Theoretical and Non Linear Methodologies of Physics, Italy) Foreword by G 't Hooft

844pp Oct 2016 978-981-3146-80-8 US$174 £144 978-981-3146-81-5(pbk) US$88 £73

Particles and the Universe

From the Ionian School to the Higgs Boson and Beyond

By Stephan Narison (Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, CNRS, France) 392pp Nov 2015 978-981-4644-68-6 US$76 £63 978-981-4644-69-3(pbk) US$38 £32

740pp Mar 2016 978-1-78326-831-3 US$198 £164

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New Titles in General Physics Atom Projects

Standing Together in Troubled Times

Events and People

by Boris Ioffe (ITEP, Moscow, Russia) 228pp 978-981-3145-93-1 978-981-3145-94-8(pbk)

Unpublished Letters by Pauli, Einstein, Franck and Others

edited by M Shifman (University of Minnesota, USA)

Jun 2017 US$55 £46 US$28 £23

360pp 978-981-3201-00-2 978-981-3201-01-9(pbk)

Communicating Science

"I am the Smartest Man I Know"

A Practical Guide for Engineers and Physical Scientists

A Nobel Laureate's Difficult Journey

by Ivar Giaever (Applied BioPhysics, Inc., USA)

by Raymond Boxman (Tel Aviv University, Israel) & Edith Boxman 288pp 978-981-3144-22-4 978-981-3144-23-1(pbk)

Jan 2017 US$75 £62 US$38 £32

280pp 978-981-3109-17-9 978-981-3109-18-6(pbk)

Dec 2016 US$68 £56 US$32 £27

Nov 2016 US$58 £48 US$28 £23

International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD) Latest Special Issues:

Gravitation; Astrophysics and Cosmology 2016 IMPACT FACTOR

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Spacetime Structure and Electrodynamics Edited by Prof. Wei-Tou Ni, Sperello di Serego Alighieri, Jon Kaufman, and Brian Keating

Essays of the 2016 Gravity Research Foundation Edited by Prof. Dharam V. Ahluwalia

Selected Papers of 2nd LeCosPA Symposium Edited by Prof. Pisin Chen

Aims & Scope Gravitation, astrophysics and cosmology are exciting and rapidly advancing fields of research. This journal aims to accommodate and promote this expansion of information and ideas and it features research papers and reviews on theoretical, observational and experimental findings in these fields. Among the topics covered are general relativity, quantum gravity, gravitational experiments, quantum cosmology, observational cosmology, particle cosmology, large scale structure, high energy astrophysics, compact objects, cosmic particles and radiation.

Special Issue on Inflation Edited by Qing-Guo Huang and Yi Wang

Selected Papers of the Fifth Italian-Pakistani Workshop on Relativistic Astrophysics Edited by Francesco De Paolis, Vahe G. Gurzadyan, Achille A. Nucita and Azad A. Siddiqui

Forthcoming Special Issues:

Special Issue on LISA Physics Program Edited by Saps Buchman

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2016 Frontlist BESTSELLER

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Beyond the Galaxy

How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe

General Relativity A First Examination

by Marvin Blecher (Virginia Tech, USA)

by Ethan Siegel (Lewis & Clark College, USA) 388pp Jan 2016 978-981-4667-23-4 US$98 £81 978-981-4667-16-6(pbk) US$44 £37

192pp 978-981-3108-46-2 978-981-3108-47-9(pbk)

Aug 2016 US$68 US$34

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From the Sun to the Stars

by James B Kaler (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

252pp Oct 2016 US$64 £53 978-981-3143-75-3 978-981-3143-24-1(pbk) US$32 £27

Astrophysics and the Evolution of the Universe 2nd Edition

by Leonard S Kisslinger (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

236pp Oct 2016 978-981-3147-09-6 US$88 £73 978-981-3147-10-2(pbk) US$45 £37

Astrophysics and Cosmology

Proceedings of the 26th Solvay Conference on Physics 26th Solvay Conference on Physics: “Astrophysics and Cosmology” Brussels, Belgium, 9 – 11 October 2014 edited by Roger Blandford (Stanford), David Gross (UC Santa Barbara) & Alexander Sevrin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & International Solvay Institutes, Belgium)

Cosmology with MATLAB With Companion Media Pack

by Dan Green (Fermilab) 264pp Sep 2016 978-981-3108-39-4 US$78 £65 978-981-3108-40-0(pbk) US$38 £32

380pp Jun 2016 978-981-4759-17-5 US$98 £81 978-981-3142-80-0(pbk) US$54 £45

A Superfluid Universe

by Kerson Huang (MIT) 136pp 978-981-3148-45-1

100 Years of General Relativity - Vol 1

Numerical Relativity

by Masaru Shibata (Kyoto University, Japan) Oct 2016 US$26 £22

844pp Jan 2016 978-981-4699-71-6 US$178 £148 978-981-4699-72-3(pbk) US$85 £71

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