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Abstract Abstract Introduction to the Modern Theory of Metals. By A. Cottrell (London: Institute of Metals, 1989.) [Pp. xv + 250 + subject index.] Price £35·00 hard cover. Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths. Volume 11. Edited by K. A. Gschneidner, Jr and L. Eyring. (Amsterdam, Oxford, New York: North-Holland, 1988.) [Pp. xiii +580 +subject index.] Price Dfl. 300·00/US $158·00 hard cover. Polarized Spectroscopy of Ordered Systems. Edited by B. Samoriand E. W. Thulstrup. (Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988.) [Pp. vii +567 +subject index.] Price Dfl. 26000/US $75·00 hard cover. Patterns, Defects and Microstructures in Nonequilibrium Systems. Applications in Materials Science. Edited by D. Walgraef. (Dordrecht, Boston, Lancaster: Martinus Nijhoff, 1987.) [Pp. viii +374+subject index.] Price £67·95 hard cover. The Fractional Quantum Hall Effect. Properties of an Incompressible Quantum Fluid. By T. Chakrabortyand P. Pietilainen. (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988.) [Pp. xii+172 +subject index.] Price DM68·00/US $45·00 hard cover. An Introduction to Solid State Diffusion. By R. J. Borg and G. J. Dienes. (Boston, San Diego, New York: Academic Press, 1988.) [Pp. xi + 355 + subject index.] Price US $49·50 hard cover. The Physics and Applications of Amorphous Semiconductors. By A. Madanand M. P. Shaw. (Boston, San Diego and New York: Academic Press, 1988.) [Pp. x + 538 + subject index.] Price US $69·50 hard cover. Surface Organometallic Chemistry: Molecular Approaches to Surface Catalysis. Edited by J.-M. Basset, B. C. Gates, J.-P. Candy, A. Choplin, M. Leconte, F. Quicnareand C. Santini. (Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988.) [Pp. xviii +310 +subject index.] Price £54·00 hard cover. (Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in LeRouret, France, 26-30 May, 1986. 15 contributions.) Physics and Technology of Submicron Structures. Edited by H. Heinrich, G. Bauerand F. Kuchar. (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988.) [Pp. ix + 286 + author index.] Price DM 85·00/US $49·00 hard cover. (Proceedings of the Fifth Internation Winter School, Mauterndorf, Austria, February 22-26, 1988. 26 contributions.) Guided-Wave Optoelectronics. Edited by T. Tamir. (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988.) [Pp. xiii + 395 + subject index.] Price £39·10 hard cover. (Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics 26.) Source Books in Optics, Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Solid-state Physics. Edited by S. P. Parker. (New York, St Louis, San Francisco: McGraw-Hill, 1988.) [Pp. 390 +subject index; 398 +subject index; 280 +subject index; 372 +subject index.] Prices: £45·00; £45·00; £40·00; £45·00 hard cover. (McGraw-Hill Science Reference Series.) Classical and Quantum Effects in Electrodynamics. Edited by A. A. Komar. (Commack: Nova Science, 1988.) [Pp. 280 +subject index.] Price US $106·00 hard cover. (Translated from Russian by K. S. Hendzel.) The Magnetic and Electron Structures of Transition Metals and Alloys. Edited by V. G. Veselago and L. I. Vinokurova. (Commack: Nova Science, 1988.) [Pp. viii + 209 + subject index.] Price US$70·00 hard cover. (Translated from Russian by P. Makenin and K. S. Hendzel.) Fiber Optics. Edited by Y. M. Dianov. (Commack: Nova Science, 1988.) [Pp. viii + 215 + subject index.] Price US$70·00 hard cover. (Translated from Russian by K. S. Hendzel.)