The journal Applied Physics is a major international scientific journal published by Springer. It is published in two parts: 1. * Applied Physics A ISSN: 0947-8396 (print version) ISSN: 1432-0630 (electronic version); specializes in Materials science and processing; Editor-in-Chief: Michael Stuke. 2. * Applied Physics B, ISSN: 0946-2171 (print version) ISSN: 1432-0649 (electronic version) specializes in lasers and optics; Editor-in-Chief: Frank Träger From 1973 through 1981, they were published together, as Applied Physics