Quantum Mechanics for Electrical Engineers
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Quantum Mechanics for Electrical Engineers

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Quantum Mechanics for Electrical Engineers

About this book

The main topic of this book is quantum mechanics, as the title indicates. It specifically targets those topics within quantum mechanics that are needed to understand modern semiconductor theory. It begins with the motivation for quantum mechanics and why classical physics fails when dealing with very small particles and small dimensions. Two key features make this book different from others on quantum mechanics, even those usually intended for engineers: First, after a brief introduction, much of the development is through Fourier theory, a topic that is at the heart of most electrical engineering theory. In this manner, the explanation of the quantum mechanics is rooted in the mathematics familiar to every electrical engineer. Secondly, beginning with the first chapter, simple computer programs in MATLAB are used to illustrate the principles. The programs can easily be copied and used by the reader to do the exercises at the end of the chapters or to just become more familiar with the material.

Many of the figures in this book have a title across the top. This title is the name of the MATLAB program that was used to generate that figure. These programs are available to the reader. Appendix D lists all the programs, and they are also downloadable at http://booksupport.wiley.com

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. DEDICATION
  6. PREFACE
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  8. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  9. 1 INTRODUCTION
  10. 2 STATIONARY STATES
  11. 3 FOURIER THEORY IN QUANTUM MECHANICS
  12. 4 MATRIX ALGEBRA IN QUANTUM MECHANICS
  13. 5 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS
  14. 6 BANDS AND SUBBANDS
  15. 7 THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION FOR SPIN-1/2 FERMIONS
  16. 8 THE GREEN’S FUNCTION FORMULATION
  17. 9 TRANSMISSION
  18. 10 APPROXIMATION METHODS
  19. 11 THE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
  20. 12 FINDING EIGENFUNCTIONS USING TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION
  21. APPENDIX A: IMPORTANT CONSTANTS AND UNITS
  22. APPENDIX B: FOURIER ANALYSIS AND THE FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM (FFT)
  23. APPENDIX C: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GREEN’S FUNCTION METHOD
  24. APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF THE PROGRAMS USED IN THIS BOOK
  25. Index