1. A modern approach to teaching classical mechanics: A review of Modern classical mechanics by T. M. Helliwell and V. V. Sahakian, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020, 704 pp., £56.00, (hardback), ISBN 978-1-10-883497-1. Scope: textbook, reference. Level: undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher, scientist, engineers. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Sanjuán, Miguel A. F. Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 46 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
2. An introduction to quantum optics: an open system approach: by Perry Rice, Bristol, UK, IoP Publishing, 2020, xii+225 pp. with figures, $95.00 (e-book), ISBN 9780750317139. Scope: monograph. Level: postgraduate, teacher. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Bertolotti, Mario Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 57 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
3. Astronomy Domine: advancing science with a burning plasma. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Rose, S. J.; Hatfield, P. W. Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 14 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
4. Coherent states in gauge theories and applications in collider physics: by M. Greco, World Scientific, 2019, 172 pp., £75 (Hardback), ISBN: 9789811213892. Scope: monograph, article collection. Level: postgraduate, researcher, specialist. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Gaunt, Jonathan Richard Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 56 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
5. Cosmic messengers: the limits of astronomy in an unruly universe: by Martin Harwit, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2021, 396 pp., $32.00 (E-Book), ISBN: 978-1-10890-616-6. Scope: general interest. Level: non-specialists. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: De Angelis, Alessandro Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 59 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
6. Distributing time by fibre. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: English, Elizabeth Laier; Ashkhasi, Ali; Whibberley, Peter Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 24 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
7. Don't be afraid of physics: quantum mechanics, relativity and cosmology for everyone: by Ross Barrett and Pier Paolo Delsanto, Cham, Switzerland, Springer Nature, 2021, 293 pp., £17.99 (e-book), ISBN 9783030634094. Scope: general interest. Level: general readership. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Volpe, Giovanni Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 61 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
8. Electromagnetic waves and lasers, 2nd edition: by Wayne D. Kimura, IOP Science, Bristol, UK, 2020, xv + 142 pp. with figures, $159.00 (paperback/hardback), ISBN: 9780750335218. Scope: handbook. Level: undergraduate, postgraduate, scientist. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Bertolotti, Mario Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 58 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
9. Icons of Russian Physics: From the Lebedev Scientific School in Physics to the Lebedev Physical Institute. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Lukishova, Svetlana G.; Masalov, Anatoly V.; Zadkov, Victor N. Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 1 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
10. Introduction to galaxy formation and evolution: from primordial gas to present-day galaxies: by Andrea Cimatti, Filippo Fraternali, and Carlo Nipoti, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 582 pages, $69.99 (hardback), ISBN: 9781107134768. Scope: reference, textbook. Level: advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, early career researcher. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021) Authors: Ishak, B. Journal: Contemporary physics Issue: Volume 62:Issue 1(2021) Page Start: 62 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗