Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Structures
Contributors: T. Yao (Editor); J.C. Woo (Editor)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9780750306379
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Quantum physics (quantum mechanics); Science/Mathematics; Quantum Theory; Semiconductor Physics; Science; Electronics - Semiconductors; Nanostructures; Solid State Physics; Science / Solid State Physics; Electricity
First sentence: In the early twentieth century, encounters with physical phenomena which require detailed analyses in nanoscale, such as electron motion, promoted the advent of quantum mechanics, since Newtonian mechanics could not possibly provide an adequate explanation for them.