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Quantum Physics in the Nanoworld

Schrödinger's Cat and the Dwarfs

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Hans Lüth

    1. Grünberg Institut (PGI), PGI-9: Semiconductor Nanoelectronics, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

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  • Gives a step-by-step derivation of the physical basis of quantum mechanics without using complex mathematics
  • Provides a close linking of experiment and theory
  • Describes most modern experiments related to nanoscience and to the foundation of quantum theory
  • Provides appendices describing the preparation of nanostructures and the importance of interface physics for nanoscience
  • Contains more than 40 problems to deepen the understanding
  • English language version of a successful German textbook
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 1-8

  3. Some Fundamental Experiments

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 9-26

  4. Particle-Wave Duality

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 27-78

  5. Quantum States in Hilbert Space

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 79-118

  6. Angular Momentum, Spin and Particle Categories

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 119-200

  7. Approximate Solutions for Important Model Systems

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 201-289

  8. Superposition, Entanglement and Other Oddities

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 291-340

  9. Fields and Quanta

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 341-428

  10. Synopsis

    • Hans Lüth
    Pages 429-431

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 433-466
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About this book

The book deals with all essential aspects of non-relativistic quantum physics up to the quantization of fields. In contrast to common textbooks of quantum mechanics, modern experiments are described both for the purpose of foundation of the theory and in relation to recent applications. In this respect applications to nano-electronics as well as the realization of quantum-bits are presented and discussed. Furthermore, links are made to other important research fields and applications, such as elementary particle physics, solid state physics and nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in medicine. Even though the representation of the topics is largely performed in terms of Dirac´s bra-ket notation and by use of commutator algebra, the concrete description of the physical basis and the corresponding theoretical concepts are emphasized. Because of little requirement of complex mathematics, the book is suitable as an introduction into quantum physics, not only for physicists but also for chemists, biologists, engineers, computer scientists and even for philosophers as far as they are interested in natural philosophy and epistomology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Grünberg Institut (PGI), PGI-9: Semiconductor Nanoelectronics, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany

    Hans Lüth

About the author

Hans Lüth was born in Aachen, Germany, in 1940. He received the diploma in physics in 1965 and the doctoral degree (PhD) in physics in 1968, both from the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH). Between 1974 and 1986 he held several guest scientist and visiting professor positions at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Centre (USA), the Universities of Paris (F), Aix-Marseille (F) and Modena (I). Since 1980 he is professor for  physics and since 2000 simultaneously professor for electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen. Additionally, in 1988 he became the director of the Institute of Bio- and Nanosystems (now Peter Grünberg Institut, PGI 9) at the Research Centre Jülich, Germany. Between 2006 and 2007 he was Research Director for Key Technologies at the Research Centre Jülich. For his scientific work and for his globally  used text books he was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universite de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse-Colmar (F). His research interests center around semiconductor interface physics and quantum electronics.

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