Discover the foundations of quantum mechanics in this ground-breaking new undergraduate textbook for electrical engineers and materials scientists with cutting-edge real-world applications. Includes discussion of quantum information processing, pedagogical learning objectives, end-of-chapter homework problems, and instructor solutions.
Discover the foundations of quantum mechanics in this ground-breaking new undergraduate textbook for electrical engineers and materials scientists with cutting-edge real-world applications. Includes discussion of quantum information processing, pedagogical learning objectives, end-of-chapter homework problems, and instructor solutions.
Junichiro Kono is Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in Engineering, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and Chair of Applied Physics at Rice University, which he joined in 2000. His research focuses on optical studies of condensed matter systems and photonic applications of nanosystems, including semiconductor nanostructures and carbon-based nanomaterials. He has made a number of pioneering contributions to the diverse fields of semiconductor optics, terahertz spectroscopy and devices, ultrafast and quantum optics, and condensed matter physics. He is a Fellow of APS, OSA, and SPIE. He is a leader in optical studies of condensed matter systems and photonic applications of nanosystems.
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Preface 1. Quantum-Enabled Technologies 2. Electronic Waves and Schrödinger's Equation 3. Mathematical Machinery and Conceptual Foundations 4. Basics of Quantum Information Processing 5. Propagating Electron Waves in Engineered Potentials 6. Light-Matter Interaction 7. Quantum States in Technological Materials Appendix A: Classical Mechanics of Particles Appendix B: Classical Theory of Waves Appendix C: Electromagnetism: Maxwell's Equations Appendix D: Parity Index.
