Summary

Thirty-nine papers discuss recent experimental and theoretical developments in the branch of theoretical physics. Topics include the quantum mechanics of Riemannian geometry, quasi-normal modes of maximally charged black holes, a simple proof of global existence for a restricted class of relativistic dissipative fluids, the post-Newtonian limit of dilation gravity, the quantization of a scalar field in the presence of imaginary frequency modes, and the astrophysics of extremely high energy cosmic rays. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)