Science : Quantum Theory

Relativistic quantum electrodynamics provides the basis for modeling the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids and their interactions with photons and projectiles. This book describes the GRASP relativistic atomic structure program, the DARC electron-atom scattering code, and the BERTHA relativistic molecular structure program. more...

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In Resonances, Instability, and Irreversibility: The Liouville Space Extension of Quantum Mechanics. T. Petrosky and I. Prigogine. Unstable Systems in Generalized Quantum Theory. E. C. G. Sudarshan, Charles B. Chiu, and G. Bhamathi. Resonances and Dilatation Analyticity in Liouville Space. Erkki J. Brandas. Time, Irreversibility, and Unstable Systems in Quantum Physics. E. Eisenberg and L. P. Horwitz. Quantum Systems with Diagonal Singularity. I. Antoniou and Z. Suchanecki. Nonadiabatic Crossing of Decaying Levels. V. V. and Vl. V. Kocharovsky and S. Tasaki. Can We Observe Microscopic Chaos in the Laboratory?. Pierre Gaspard. Proton Nonlocality and Decoherence in Condensed Matter -- Predictions and Experimental Results. C. A. Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann. "We are at a most interesting moment in the history of science. Classical science emphasized equilibrium, stability, and time reversibility. Now we see instabilities, fluctuations, evolution on all levels of observations. This change of perspective requires new tools, new concepts. This volume invites the reader not to an enumeration of final achievements of contemporary science, but to an excursion to science in the making." --from the Foreword by I. Prigogine. What are the dynamical roots of irreversibility? How can past and future be distinguished on the fundamental level of description? Are human beings the children of time --or its progenitors? In recent years, a growing number of chemists and physicists have agreed that the solution to the problem of irreversibility requires an extension of classical and quantum mechanics. There is, however, no consensus on which direction this extension should take to include the dynamical description of irreversible processes. Resonances, Instability, and Irreversibility surveys recent attempts --both direct and indirect --to address the problem of irreversibility. Internationally recognized researchers report on their recent studies, which run the gamut from experim more...

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In recent years, the field of self-assembled quantum dots has shown great promise for nanoscale applications in optoelectronics and quantum computing. Worldwide efforts in both theory and experimental investigations have driven the growth, characterization, and applications of quantum dots into an advanced multidisciplinary field. Written by leading experts in the field, Self-Assembled Quantum Dots provides up-to-date coverage of carrier and spin dynamics and energy transfer and structural interaction among nanostructures. Topics also includes current device applications such as quantum dot lasers and detectors as well as future applications to quantum information processing. more...

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This volume is concerned with the crystal growth, optical properties, and optical device application of the self-formed quantum dot, which is one of the major current subjects in the semiconductor research field. The atom-like density of states in quantum dots is expected to drastically improve semiconductor laser performance, and to develop new optical devices. However, since the first theoretical prediction for its great possibilities was presented in 1982, due to the difficulty of their fabrication process. Recently, the advent of self-organized quantum dots has made it possible to apply the results in important optical devices, and further progress is expected in the near future. The authors, working for Fujitsu Laboratories, are leading this quantum-dot research field. In this volume, they describe the state of the art in the entire field, with particular emphasis on practical applications. more...

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Von einem jungen Ausnahmetalent noch vor dem Abitur verfasst, schliet das vorliegende Buch ber die "skurrile Quantenwelt" endlich die Lcke zwischen der meist oberflchlichen und formelfreien populrwissenschaftlichen Literatur und der allzu hochgestochenen, von hherer Mathematik gespickten Studienliteratur. Die erst 19jhrige Silvia Arroyo Camejo gibt ihren Lesern - auf dem Niveau der Schulmathematik - eine Einfhrung in die Prinzipien der Quantenphysik und gewhrt einen tiefen Einblick in die Welt des Mikrokosmos sowie in das faszinierende Gebiet der kleinsten Teilchen, deren Verhaltensweisen sich fundamental von dem unterscheiden, was der gesunde Menschenverstand normalerweise erwartet. "Ein erstaunliches Buch einer auergewhnlichen Autorin! Man sprt ihre Begeisterung fr die Rtsel und Merkwrdigkeiten der Mikrowelt in jedem Abschnitt." (Prof. H. Dieter Zeh). more...

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