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Introduction to Quantum Nanotechnology
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Quantum physics is rapidly emerging as a transformative approach to expand the frontiers of technology in areas including communications, information processing, metrology, and sensing. Indeed, the end of Moore’s Law looms in the near future and quantum effects in modern electronics such as quantum tunneling are a limiting factor. In contrast, in new technology based on quantum behavior, the quantum properties represent a new dimension of opportunity. This shift is already creating a growing need for engineers and physical scientists who have specialized knowledge in this area, in order to contribute to the growing effort. There are numerous outstanding textbooks available for a general approach to the field of quantum physics. There is much to be gained by taking the traditional learning approach, but it can take two or three years before students encounter many of the exciting ideas and tools for this area. This book takes an application-motivated approach to enable students to build a quantum toolbox. The first six chapters describe the quantum states of various systems of interest, while the remaining chapters focus mainly on dynamics. Important concepts like the quantum flip-flop, based using Rabi oscillations, and engineering the quantum vacuum are presented. Powerful tools including the atomic operator approach and density matrix operator are introduced with examples of applications. This book is aimed at upper level undergraduates and some first year graduate students. The book is arranged to fulfil the needs for a one-semester or two-semester sequence. For a one-semester sequence, the preface describes several paths that emphasize different aspects of quantum behavior.
Introduction to Applied Quantum Mechanics: Why quantum behavior is impacting technology
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This is an introduction to the field, providing a brief discussion of why quantum physics is creating new opportunities in modern technology. Quantum has always been a part of the discussion on the behavior of semiconductors for transistors. But the measurements were on classical parameters. Now measurements are being made on quantum mechanical observables. This means that one of the most important features of quantum mechanics, namely the principle of superposition can be used to create entirely new devices. It is the principle of superposition, where a switch can be on and off at the same in a quantum system, that leads to amazing results of quantum entanglement of observables. The chapter sets the stage for the student to learn that the usual way of thinking about things in the classical world, such as the charge on a capacitor as a function of time, is no longer viable in a quantum system.
Nano-Mechanical Oscillator and Basic Dynamics: Part I
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This discussion introduces the student to the reality, in quantum technology, that analysis of any problem necessarily begins with the Hamiltonian representing the system. The quantum Hamiltonian represents the total energy of the system, the sum of kinetic energy plus potential energy, written in canonical coordinates and conjugate momenta, and where these variables become time independent quantum operators. The nature of the potential energy for the nano-vibrator, following Hooke’s law, serves to localize the particle. The relevance of the nano-vibrator Hamiltonian—sometimes called the harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian—is perhaps one of the most important Hamiltonians in quantum systems. Not only can it be extended to cover things like phonons in solids, vibrations in molecules, and the behavior of bosons, but it is also the basis for leading to the concept of a photon, the quantum radiation field, and the quantum vacuum. This chapter provides the basic introduction for vibration of a particle or a nano-rod and looks at the wave-like behavior that emerges from the solution to the time independent Schrödinger equation. When we include the time evolution, we can observe dynamical behavior and begin to examine the meaning of quantum measurement.
Bound States in Three Dimensions: The Atom
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
In this chapter, we go to three dimensions in space and look at the solution of the time independent Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom. The Hamiltonian is then the kinetic energy plus the potential energy due to the Coulomb coupling between the positively charged nucleus and the electron. We construct the angular momentum operator and find that the partial differential equation for the angular momentum eigenfunctions of the spherical coordinates θ,ϕ is the same as the angular part of the ∇2 operator in spherical coordinates. The angular momentum eigenfunctions are the spherical harmonics, with two quantum numbers, l and m, and the solution to the radial part of the Hamiltonian including the Coulomb potential are Laguerre polynomials with one quantum number, called the principle quantum number, n. The hydrogen wave function is the product of a Laguerre polynomial and a spherical harmonic with three quantum numbers. Since these are two- and three-dimensional functions for angular momentum and hydrogen respectively, they are best understood in a series of plots. The chapter concludes by giving the historical letter names to specific orbitals, since they continue to be used today.
Heisenberg Operator Approach: Nano-Mechanical Oscillator (Part 2) and the Quantum LC Circuit
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
With the knowledge of the new design rules in Chapter 7, we use this new insight to find the eigenvectors for the nano-vibrator problem, and then we use the same approach to examine the quantum LC circuit. While the usual approach is to use Kirchhoff’s laws to analyze a simple circuit classically, we first see that Hamilton’s equations can in fact be used, giving the same classical result. But then, using the new design rules and the knowledge of the total energy in the circuit, we identify a canonical coordinate and a conjugate momentum that have nothing to do with real space and motion of a particle of mass m. At the same time, consistent with the Schrödinger picture, we continue to see that the time evolution of an observable such as position, x(t), or current, i(t), is not part of the solution. Given that Hamilton’s equations give the same result as Kirchhoff’s law but the quantum solution does not, reinforces the idea that the quantum description is showing features that cannot be imagined with a viewpoint based on classical (i.e. non-quantum) analysis.
Angular Momentum and the Quantum Gyroscope: The Emergence of Spin
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Continuing with understanding the implications of the postulates in Chapter 7 and following the approach in Chapter 8 to use operators find solutions to the time independent Schrödinger equation, we return to the subject of angular momentum, of importance to many problems including the quantum gyroscope. Aside from playing a central role in any spherically symmetric quantum system, it plays a central role in inertial guidance systems from airplanes and rockets to autonomous vehicles. Working with only the operators of the angular momentum vector, L^=L^xx̌+L^yy̌+L^zž and L^2 and the corresponding commutation relations, a procedure similar to that used in Chapter 8 for the nano-vibrator is used to completely identify the eigenvectors and eigenvalues. However, in Chapter 6, we required that the magnetic quantum number, m where L^z|l.m〉=mℏ|l.m〉, be integer, because the eigenfunction Yl,m(l,m)∝eimϕ, and we required that a full rotation around the z-axis give the same result requiring, eimϕ=eim(ϕ+2π). In the operator approach, there is no such requirement, but there is still a constraint on m, namely that m is either integer or half integer. The requirements in Chapter 6 hold, so what is the meaning of half-integer? This was one of the first results to indicate the existence of intrinsic (not associated with real space rotation) angular moment known as spin.
Quantum Measurement and Entanglement: Wave Function Collapse
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The postulates presented at this point are generally agreed upon as being the primary set. But in the course of these postulates, there is no mention of the consequences of measurement. This chapter discusses this problem and the solution as provided by the Von-Neumann postulate. The concept of the projection operator is introduced, and this leads naturally to the study of the quantum entangled state. The results show in part the origin of the struggle that Einstein and others had with quantum, and the Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) paradox. Quantum entanglement is the key to advanced ideas in quantum encryption, teleportation, and quantum computing.
Quantum Radiation Field: Spontaneous Emission and Entangled Photons
Authors: Steel Duncan G. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
One of the greatest successes in quantum theory, and certainly one of the more important parts for application to devices and applications is the prediction of the emission of light through the quantization of an electromagnetic field. Broadly, this is the field of quantum electrodynamics. In this chapter, we develop the Hamiltonian for the classical electromagnetic field. It is seen that the Hamiltonian for each mode (identified by the k-vector and polarization of the field) of the plane wave electromagnetic field is identical to that of the harmonic oscillator. One unit of energy, ℏω, in a mode is a called a photon. The eigenkets for the system are number states (Fock states). We then consider a two-level system described by a Hamiltonian which couples the two-level quantum system to the quantized electromagnetic field. Using the Weisskopf–Wigner formalism developed in Chapter 14, we solve the equations of motion for the time dependent Schrödinger equation assuming the system starts in the excited state with no radiation present in the vacuum field. The results show the creation of one unit of energy in an electromagnetic mode corresponding to the emission of a photon. The excited state probability decays exponentially with the emission of this photon. We consider the important and special case of such a two-level system but in a cavity restricting the radiation field to a single mode. The Jaynes–Cummings Hamiltonian shows that this system, if started in the excited state, Rabi oscillates with no radiation incident on the system.
Levels of Processing
Authors: Craik Fergus I. M. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This chapter focuses on the background and development of the levels of processing (LOP) ideas proposed by Craik and Lockhart (1972) and on the empirical support for the ideas provided by Craik and Tulving (1975). The chapter describes how the concept arose from the British work on models of attention by Donald Broadbent and Anne Treisman in the 1960s; specifically on how the concept of depth of processing grafts a framework for memory research on to Treisman’s hierarchical model of selective attention. After a brief survey of empirical work, the chapter deals with criticisms and rebuttals of the LOP ideas and findings, its relations to other ideas such as transfer–appropriate processing and to some more recent extensions.
Retrieval Processes
Authors: Craik Fergus I. M. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Endel Tulving’s views of synergistic ecphory and cue-dependent forgetting are discussed and endorsed, in particular the view that external stimulation (or self-initiated internal stimulation) necessarily interacts with encoded records to yield retrieval. Paul Kolers’ view of retrieval as repetition of processing operations is also evaluated. Other topics include retrieval as recapitulation of encoding, transfer-appropriate processing, environmental and schematic support, and self-initiated activities. It is concluded that the concepts of levels of processing and transfer-appropriate processing are both necessary to describe observed patterns of retrieval. Two postulated bases for recognition memory—familiarity and recollection—are described and evaluated, as are the ideas of processing fluency and attribution proposed by Larry Jacoby. Finally, studies of involuntary retrieval, mind-wandering, and prospective memory are described and their implications assessed.
Aging I
Authors: Craik Fergus I. M. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Memory performance declines in the course of healthy aging, and this chapter discusses some reasons why this may be so. The author suggests that there is an age-related decline in both processing resources and in cognitive control, and that these deficiencies underlie less efficient encoding and retrieval processes. Age-related memory losses are greater in some tasks than in others, however, and the case is made that losses are relatively slight in situations that involve substantial amounts of environmental support and therefore require small amounts of self-initiated activity. In turn, the inefficiency of self-initiated activities is attributed to age-related deficiencies in frontal lobe functions. Age-related deficits in recall performance (which is heavily reliant on self-initiation) are reduced in a recognition test, which embodies greater environmental support. Deficits were also reduced by the use of pictures as materials, and there were no age differences in the ability to hold high-valued words in working memory. These effects are illustrated by experiments carried out by the author and collaborators.
Aging II
Authors: Craik Fergus I. M. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Chapter 8 focuses on empirical studies of age-related differences in memory performance. In accordance with the concepts of environmental support and self-initiated activities it is shown that age decrements are greater in cued recall than in recognition, also that cued recall is more resource-demanding than recognition. A further study found that age-related deficits were reduced by the use of semantically related materials but that older adults showed greater dual-task costs, especially at the time of retrieval. Age-related impairments were reduced by the use of pictorial materials as opposed to words; and reinstatement of the encoding context at retrieval was particularly helpful to older adults. A study carried out in California showed how individual differences in verbal intelligence and in daily activity levels modified the pattern of findings. The point that older adults have difficulty retrieving highly specific information is discussed and illustrated. Experiments are described that investigate memory for the source of learned information, and for age differences in prospective memory; younger adults outperformed their older counterparts in both situations. Finally, some interesting patterns of age differences in performance of implicit and explicit memory tasks are described and discussed.
Capabilities, Competitiveness, Nations
Authors: Fagerberg Jan , Srholec Martin 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThis chapter discusses the role of capabilities and competitiveness for the economic growth of nations. The capability concept is commonly used in analyses of firms, however, as this chapter shows, it may also be used at the level of nations. Capabilities at the national level may be defined broadly as “social capabilities,” as done by the economic historian Moses Abramovitz, or more narrowly as “technological capabilities” as suggested by the development scholar Lin-Su Kim. The paper discusses the relationships between these two dimensions of capabilities and examines recent empirical evidence on this matter for a group of 114 countries worldwide on different levels of development. It also considers the relationship between capabilities and competitiveness, and analyzes the effects of capability change and other aspects of competitiveness on economic growth on data for the period 1995–2013. The final section presents the conclusions from the study and raises issues for future research.
Economics of Technological Leapfrogging
Authors: Lee Keun 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Latecomer economies are firms which may be able to leapfrog older vintages of technology, and make pre-emptive investments in emerging technologies to catch up with advanced countries in new markets. Leapfrogging can be defined as latecomers trying something different ahead of the forerunners, thereby leaping over them. The answer to the question whether the fourth industrial revolution represents a new window of opportunity for leapfrogging or whether it constitutes a source of further risks for latecomers is that this depends entirely on the country’s response and readiness, that is, its industrial policy, digital literacy, the skill and education level, as well as domestic market size and position in the GVC. Policy recommendations for leapfrogging can also be made for different types of firms, such as incumbents and start-ups. The former comprises three types of firms, namely leaders, followers, and laggards. Path-creating type leapfrogging is more likely to take place in start-ups because they have invested the least in existing technologies or business models. Leader or follower type firms in emerging economies tend to have some experience with technology and absorptive capacity and are thus likely to be in a position to skip one or several stages, while managing the risks associated with leapfrogging. Lastly, laggard firms should not attempt pre-mature leapfrogging but should first build some absorptive capacity in their niche area and upgrade by moving up the higher end of the GVC.
Innovation Surveys as Evidence for Technological Upgrading and Catch-Up Studies
Authors: Roud Vitaliy 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This chapter looks at the contribution to the innovation capability measurement that is made through innovation surveys. The increased availability of data at the firm level provides new and comprehensive indicators on the accumulation of innovation capabilities. Better understanding of long-term dynamics and the heterogeneity of sectoral trajectories of innovation capabilities sets the stage for adaptable and targeted innovation policy and facilitates new insights on the technology upgrading and economic catch-up mechanics. The chapter presents an approach to assessing innovation capabilities at the national and sectoral levels using composite indicators of output-based innovation modes and illustrates the proposed ideas using the data from the Russian innovation survey. The proposed indicators bring empirical evidence to the discussions of path dependence and gradual change in the technological upgrading studies. Identification of the heterogeneity of innovation capabilities at firm and industry level contributes to a more profound understanding of the upgrading dynamics and helps to draw implications for effective policymaking.
Technological Learning Strategies and Technology Upgrading Intensity in the Mining Industry
Authors: Figueiredo Paulo N , Piana Janaina 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Despite extensive research on technology upgrading in firms from emerging economies, we know little about micro-level learning strategies underlying technological capability accumulation or technology upgrading intensity, particularly in natural resource-intensive industries. Through a study of Brazil’s mining industry we found that: (1) leading firms implemented technological learning strategies as responses to changing windows of opportunity; (2) these technological learning strategies manifested from imitative and defensive to the offensive, with elements overlapping during the technology upgrading process, involving two forms of knowledge: “doing, using and interacting” (DUI) and “science, technology and innovation” (STI), which were operationalized through various learning mechanisms; (3) the use of learning mechanisms changed qualitatively over time affecting firms’ technology upgrading intensity positively. We contribute to furthering the understanding of latecomer firms’ technology upgrading by providing in-depth empirical insights through a comprehensive approach to innovation capabilities and learning strategies in an under-researched natural resource-intensive industry in a middle-income resource-rich country.
Evolutionary and Interacting Spheres that Condition the Technological Capabilities Accumulation in Latin America
Authors: Dutrénit Gabriela , Natera José Miguel , Puchet Martín , Vera Cruz Alexandre O. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The studies about technological capability accumulation (TCA) processes tend to adopt a narrow perspective to science, technology, and innovation and their policies, which is insufficient to understand these processes. It is necessary to frame the TCA processes at national levels, including technical, economic, environmental, social, and political factors, which interact and co-evolve. This chapter groups these factors into two spheres: the techno-economic and environmental (TEES) and the socio-political (SPS) spheres. The aim is to identify development profiles of Latin American countries in terms of TEES and SPS, and discuss their implications for TCA. It is argued that countries’ evolutionary trajectory combines these spheres differently, which results in diverse development profiles; this affects the TCA. This analysis is based on a dynamics structural model, which combines a long-term analysis (1970–2015) of eighteen countries to verify the existence of cointegration between TEES and SPS, and the identification and estimation of long-run paths that determine different country profiles in the region.
New Industrial Innovation Policies in a World of Global Value Chains
Authors: Pietrobelli Carlo 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Global value chains (GVCs) are changing not only the way firms organize production but also the policies that influence social and economic development. In this chapter I make a first effort to develop and illustrate this framework. First, I present a typology of industrial innovation policies and extend it to “GVC-oriented policies,” that is, those policies that target the fostering of production and technology upgrading through GVCs. The examples from trade and foreign investment policies, and from innovation policies, confirm that a radical rethinking and theorizing of policies is necessary and urgent. Future research will need to move further and deeper into this direction.
Experimentalist Governance for Technology Upgrading
Authors: Kuznetsov Yevgeny 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The chapter extends the familiar Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction to the public-sector domain by asking a practical “how to” question: how policymakers can set priorities assuming that they have neither the panoramic view of the economy nor good capabilities to learn. The key notion is a trial-and-error policy process—with new experimentalist public programs and policies at the center—which shifts attention from one-time choice to incremental and continuous error-detection and correction of policy choices. Central governance procedure of such policy process is diagnostic monitoring which motivates stakeholders to learn by revealing both mistakes and new possibilities for action. Such problem-solving monitoring is contrasted with conventional (accounting) monitoring. Echoing the industry life-cycle literature, a policy life cycle of a new experimentalist program is introduced. A distinction is made between experimental policy process in the managerial sense (medium-term horizon) and in the evolutionary sense (long-term horizon).