Quantum Mechanics for Tomorrow's Engineers
Quantum Mechanics for Tomorrow's Engineers
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GBPDiscover the foundations of quantum mechanics, and explore how these principles are powering a new generation of advances in quantum engineering, in this ground-breaking undergraduate textbook. It explains physical and mathematical principles using cutting-edge electronic, optoelectronic and photonic devices, linking underlying theory with real-world applications; focuses on current technologies and avoids historic approaches, getting students quickly up-to-speed to tackle contemporary engineering challenges; provides an introduction to the foundations of quantum information, and a wealth of real-world quantum examples, including quantum well infrared photodetectors, solar cells, quantum teleportation, quantum computing, band gap engineering, quantum cascade lasers, low-dimensional materials, and van der Waals heterostructures; and includes pedagogical features such as objectives and end-of-chapter homework problems to consolidate student understanding, and solutions for instructors. Designed to inspire the development of future quantum devices and systems, this is the perfect introduction to quantum mechanics for undergraduate electrical engineers and materials scientists.
- Focuses on electrons in solids, emphasising core principles for electronic, optoelectronic and photonic device design
- Provides the theoretical understanding and mathematical tools necessary for designing future quantum devices and systems, including quantum computers
- Introduces essential mathematical foundations as early as possible, followed by an introduction to quantum information science
Reviews & endorsements
'Kono's ten years of teaching a course to engineering undergraduates leads to an introductory book on quantum and information science with refreshing directness, which may also serve as a reference. It includes clear concepts of quantum entanglement and measurement, information theory of circuits and algorithms, and solid accounts of the quantum advantage and quantum materials.' L. J. Sham, University of California, San Diego
'This book provides the essential shortcuts for beginners to learn quantum physics that can be directly applied to the frontline research in modern quantum engineering applications. The author makes an excellent effort to balance rigor and intuition by selecting suitable pedagogical topics, while preserving the core of quantum mechanics for engineering science.' Philip Kim, Harvard University
'This well-constructed book is a valuable addition to the texts aiming to illuminate quantum mechanics for engineering students and professionals.' Anca Sala, Optics and Photonics News
Product details
September 2022Hardback
9781108842587
350 pages
262 × 210 × 18 mm
0.68kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Quantum-Enabled Technologies
- 2. Electronic Waves and Schrödinger's Equation
- 3. Mathematical Machinery and Conceptual Foundations
- 4. Basics of Quantum Information Processing
- 5. Propagating Electron Waves in Engineered Potentials
- 6. Light-Matter Interaction
- 7. Quantum States in Technological Materials
- Appendix A: Classical Mechanics of Particles
- Appendix B: Classical Theory of Waves
- Appendix C: Electromagnetism: Maxwell's Equations
- Appendix D: Parity
- Index.
