Spin Physics in Semiconductors This book offers an extensive introduction to the extremely rich and intriguing field of spin related phenomena in semiconductors. In this second edition all chapters have been updated to include the latest experimental and theoretical research. Furthermore it covers the entire field: bulk semiconductors two dimensional semiconductor structures quantum dots optical and electric effects spin related effects electron nuclei spin interactions Spin Hall effect spin torques etc. Thanks to its self contained style the book is ideally suited for graduate students and researchers new to the field. Basics of Semiconductor and Spin Physics Spin Dynamics of Free Carriers in Quantum Wells Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots Time Resolved Spin Dynamics and Spin Noise Spectroscopy Coherent Spin Dynamics of Carriers Spin Properties of Confined Electrons in Si Spin Hall Effect Spin Photogalvanics Spin Injection Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Nuclear Fields Nuclear Electron Spin Interactions in the Quantum Hall Regime Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors: Basic Physics and Optical Properties. .