Inelastic Scattering of X Rays with Very High Energy Resolution formatIsbn:Softcover 9783662150092 IAU Transactions are published as 9783642096402 IAU Transactions are published as a volume corresponding to each General Assembly I apologise to any authors who may feel either misinterpreted or less than adequately acknowledged Inelastic scattering of X rays with very high energy resolution has finally become possible thanks to a new generation of high intensity X ray sources The progress in this field opens up fantastic new research areas not only in physics but also in other disciplines such as materials science