Essential quantum mechanics for electrical engineers. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Essenzielle Quantenmechanik.
• Further Information: Note: Peter Deák.
• Authors: Deák, Péter
• Contents: 1 INTRODUCTION. CLASSICAL PHYSICS AND THE PHYSICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; 1.1 The perception of matter in the classical physics; 1.2 Axioms of the classical physics; 1.3 Status and effect of the classical physics by the end of the 19th century; 1.4 Physics background of the high-tech era; 1.5 Developments in physics reflected by the development of lighting technology; 1.6 The demand for physics in electrical engineering and informatics: today and tomorrow; 1.7 Control questions and exercises; 2 BLACKBODY RADIATION: THE PHYSICS OF THE INCANDESCENT LAMP AND OF THE PYROMETER; 2.1 Electromagnetic radiation of heated bodies; 2.2 Electromagnetic field in equilibrium with a metal cage of temperature T; 2.3 Determination of the average energy per degree of freedom. Planck's law; 2.4 Practical applications of Planck's law for the blackbody radiation; 2.5 Significance of Planck's law for the physics; 2.6 Control questions and exercises; 3 PHOTONS. THE PHYSICS OF LASERS; 3.1 The photoelectric effect; 3.2 Practical applications of the photoelectric effect (photocell, solar cell, chemical analysis); 3.3 The Compton-Effect; 3.4 The photon hypothesis of Einstein; 3.5 Planck's law and the photons. Stimulated emission; 3.6 The laser; 3.7 Control questions and exercises; 4 ELECTRONS. THE PHYSICS OF DISCHARGE LAMPS; 4.1 The fluorescent lamp; 4.2 Frank-Hertz-Experiment; 4.3 Models of the hydrogen atom; 4.4 Practical consequences of the energy quantization for discharge lamps; 4.5 The de Broglie hypothesis; 4.6 The Davisson -; Germer Experiment; 4.7 Wave - particle dualism; 4.8 Control questions and exercises; 5 THE PARTICLE CONCEPT OF QUANTUM MECHANICS; 5.1 Particles and waves in the classical physics; 5.2 Double slit experiment with a single electron; 5.3 The Born -; Jordan interpretation of the electron wave; 5.4 Heisenberg's uncertainty principle; 5.5 Particle concept of the quantum mechanics; 5.6 The scale-dependence of physics; 5.7 Towards a new physics; 5.8 The significance of electron waves for electrical engineering; 5.9 Displaying electron waves; 5.10 Control questions and exercises; 6 MEASUREMENT IN THE QUANTUM MECHANICS. POSTULATES 1-3; 6.1 Physical restrictions for the wave function of an electron; 6.2 Mathematical definitions and laws related to the wave function; 6.3 Mathematical representation of the measurement by operators; 6.4 Mathematical definitions and laws related to operators; 6.5 Measurement in the quantum mechanics; 6.6 Control questions and exercises; 7 OBSERVABLES IN THE QUANTUM MECHANICS. POSTULATES 4-5. THE RELATION OF CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS; 7.1 The canonical commutation relations of Heisenberg; 7.2 The choice of operators by Schrödinger; 7.3 Vector operator of the angular momentum; 7.4 Energy operators and the Schrödinger equation; 7.5 Time evolution of observables; 7.6 The Ehrenfest-Theorem; 7.7 Control questions and exercises; 8 QUANTUM MECHANICAL STATES. ; 8.1 Eigenstates of position; 8.2 Eigenstates of momentum; 8.3 Eigenstates of energy - stationary states; 8.4 Free motion; 8.5 Bound states; 8.6 Control questions and exercises; 9 THE QUANTUM WELL: THE BASIS OF MODERN LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS); 9.1 Quantum well LEDs; 9.2 Energy eigenvalues in a finite quantum well; 9.3 Applications in LEDs and in Detectors; 9.4 Stationary states in a finite quantum well; 9.5 The infinite quantum well; 9.6 Comparison to a classical particle in a box; 9.7 Control questions and exercises; 10 THE TUNNEL EFFECT AND ITS ROLE IN ELECTRONICS; 10.1 The scanning tunneling microscope; 10.2 Electron at a potential barrier; 10.3 Field emission, leakage currents, electrical breakdown, flash memories; 10.4 Resonant tunneling, quantum field effect transistor, quantum cascade lasers; 10.5 Control questions and exercises; 11 THE HYDROGEN ATOM. QUANTUM NUMBERS. ELECTRON SPIN; 11.1 Eigenstates of Lz; 11.2 Eigenstates of L2; 11.3 Energy eigenstates of an electron in the hydrogen atom; 11.4 Angular momentum of electrons. The spin; 11.5 Control questions and exercises; 12 QUANTUM MECHANICS OF MANY-BODY SYSTEMS (
• Publisher Details: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 530.12; Quantum theory; SCIENCE / Energy; SCIENCE / Mechanics / General; SCIENCE / Physics / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527805839; 3527805834
• Related ISBNs: 9783527413553; 3527413553
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed March 8, 2017).
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