Semiconductor Physics An Introduction

This well-established monograph, updated and now in its ninth edition, deals mainly with electron transport in, and optical properties of semiconductors. It includes lasers, e.g. the quantum cascade laser, quantum processes such as the quantum Hall effect...

 Alternative Logics. Do Sciences Need Them?

The contributions collected here address the question whether the usage of logic in the sciences, especially in modern physics, requires a deviation from classical mathematical logic. Written for: Researchers, graduate students Contents General Topics...

 Quantum Computing

This book is devoted to quantum computing, a new, multidisciplinary research area crossing quantum mechanics, theoretical computer science and mathematics. It contains an introduction to quantum computing as well as the most important recent results on th...

 The Brain: From Fuzzy Arithmetic to Quantum Computing

"The Brain- From Fuzzy Arithmetic to Quantum Computing" presents an original and astounding new understanding of the brain by taking into account novel achievements in Fuzziness and Quantum Information Theory. Bringing together Neuroscience, Soft Computin...

 Quantum Computing A Short Course from Theory to Experiment

While most publications in this topic are largely theoretical and aimed at specialists, this textbook has emerged from a lecture series and is oriented towards students and newcomers to the field. As such, it is the first to discuss experimental realiz...

 Quantum Computing and Communications An Engineering Approach

Quantum computing devices can be classified according to the environment they work in: Quantum assisted equipment solves problems in traditional systems, such as signal demodulation in 4G mobile systems, or increases the efficiency of a network-planning t...

 Highlights of Mathematical Physics

This volume presents state-of-the-art research in mathematical physics addressed to a broad spectrum of readers, including graduate students, researchers, and others interested in this topic. Contributors to the volume participated in the 13th Internation...

 Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Landmark lectures (1909) by discoverer of quantum theory present revolutionary developments occasioned by application of quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. Also, how statistical mechanics transformed understanding of chemical physics; principle of...

 Methods of Contemporary Gauge Theory

This book introduces the quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, all of which have important contemporary applications. Writ...

 Protecting Information

For many everyday transmissions, it is essential to protect digital information from noise or eavesdropping. This undergraduate introduction to error correction and cryptography is unique in devoting several chapters to quantum cryptography and quantum co...

 Molecular Models for Fluids

This book presents the development of modern molecular models for fluids from the interdisciplinary fundamentals of classical and statistical mechanics, of electrodynamics and of quantum mechanics. The concepts and working equations of the various fields ...

 An Invitation to Quantum Cohomology Kontsevich's Formula for Rational Plane Curves

This book is an elementary introduction to stable maps and quantum cohomology, starting with an introduction to stable pointed curves, and culminating with a proof of the associativity of the quantum product. The viewpoint is mostly that of enumerative ge...

 From Geometry to Quantum Mechanics In Honor of Hideki Omori

This volume is composed of invited expository articles by well-known mathematicians in differential geometry and mathematical physics that have been arranged in celebration of Hideki Omori's recent retirement from Tokyo University of Science and in honor ...

 Kinetic theory Classical, quantum, and relativistic descriptions

Kinetic Theory: Classical, Quantum, and Relativistic Descriptions goes beyond the scope of other works in the field with its thorough treatment of applications in a wide variety of disciplines. Its clear exposition and emphasis on concrete examples will m...

 Superconductivity, superfluids and condensates

The book covers three main strands:Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC),superfluids and superconductivity. The subjects are developed in a 'way which gradually builds up the key concepts and the necessary mathematical machinery. The book begins with the simple...

 The Future of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology Celebrating Stephen Hawking's 60th Birthday

Based on lectures given in honour of Stephen Hawking's sixtieth birthday, this book comprises contributions from some of the world's leading theoretical physicists. It begins with a section containing chapters by successful scientific popularisers, bringi...

 Quantum Kinetic Theory and Applications Electrons, Photons, Phonons

The monograph provides the theoretical basis and physical interpretation of our current understanding of the quantum kinetic processes in various systems. Although the kinetic phenomena became the subject of scientific studies starting from the Boltzman's...

 An Introduction to Quantum Computing

Assumes basic background in mathematics and computer science Emphasis on pedagogical presentation of concepts Clear, explanatory diagrams are provided throughout Contains numerous integrated exercises This concise, accessible text provides a tho...

 Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation

Quantum cryptography (or quantum key distribution) is a state-of-the-art technique that exploits properties of quantum mechanics to guarantee the secure exchange of secret keys. This self-contained text introduces the principles and techniques of quantum ...

 Quantum Communications and Cryptography

Offers the first comprehensive, in-depth overview of the development and current state of the field Provides an overview of the history of quantum cryptography as well as future directions Discusses the basics of quantum logic, entanglement, state sha...

 Quantum Approach to Informatics

An essential overview of quantum information Information, whether inscribed as a mark on a stone tablet or encoded as a magnetic domain on a hard drive, must be stored in a physical object and thus made subject to the laws of physics. Traditionally, ...

 Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots Theoretical and Computational Physics of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots Second Edition: Theoretical and Computational Physics of Semiconductor Nanostructures provides all the essential information, both theoretical and computational, for complete beginners to develop an understanding of how the e...

 Optics of Quantum Dots and Wires

Quantum technology is the key to next-generation optoelectronics and laser semiconductors, and this new cutting-edge book is an in-depth examination of how quantum dots and wires are fabricated and applied to optics. You find a solid tutorial on the optic...

 Semiconductor Spintronics and Quantum Computation

The manipulation of electric charge in bulk semiconductors and their heterostructures is the basis of nearly all modern electronic and opto-electronic devices. Recent studies of spin-dependent phenomena in semiconductors open the door to technologies ...

 Sneaking a look at god's cards Unraveling the mysteries of quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles, seems to challenge common sense. Waves behave like particles; particles behave like waves. You can tell where a particle is, but not how fast it is moving--or vice versa. An electron ...

  Practical Statecharts in C/C++ Quantum Programming for Embedded Systems

Model reactive systems with UML statecharts Efficiently code statecharts directly in C/C++ Rapidly build embedded software with statechart-based frameworks Model your reactive systems without heavyweight, expensive CASE tools. The author's Quantum Pr...