Featuring new coverage of quantum engineering and quantum information processing, the third edition of this bestselling textbook continues to provide a uniquely practical introduction to the fundamentals of quantum mechanics. It features straightforward explanations of quantum effects, suitable for readers from all backgrounds; real-world engineering problems showcasing the practical application of theory to practice, providing a relevant and accessible introduction to cutting-edge quantum applications; over 60 accessible worked examples using MATLAB (as well as open-source Python), allowing deepened understanding through computational exploration and visualization; and a new chapter on quantum engineering, introducing state-of-the-art concepts in quantum information processing and quantum device design. Updated throughout and supported online by downloadable MATLAB code, exam questions, and solutions to over 150 homework problems for instructors, this is the ideal textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in applied science, applied physics, engineering, and materials science studying a first course in quantum mechanics.
ISBN-13: 9781009308076
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 08-31-2023
Pages: 614
Product Dimensions: 6.93(w) x 9.84(h) x 1.54(d)
A. F. J. Levi is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, and Chair of the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Electrophysics, at the University of Southern California. He joined USC after a decade at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, and has over 25 years of experience in teaching applied quantum mechanics for engineers and scientists. He is the inventor of hot electron spectroscopy, discovered ballistic electron transport in transistors, created the first microdisk laser, and carried out groundbreaking work in optimal design of small electronic and photonic systems.
Table of Contents
Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Matlab programs; 1. Introduction; 2. Toward quantum mechanics; 3. Using the Schrödinger wave equation; 4. Electron propagation; 5. Eigenstates and operators; 6. The harmonic oscillator; 7. Fermions and bosons; 8. Time-dependent perturbation; 9. The semiconductor laser; 10. Time-independent perturbation; 11. Angular momentum and the hydrogenic atom; Appendix A. Physical values; Appendix B. Coordinates; Appendix C. Expansions, differentiation, integrals, and mathematical relations; Appendix D. Matrices and determinants; Appendix E. Vector calculus and Maxwell's equations; Appendix F. The Greek alphabet; Index.
