Simple Models of Many Fermion Systems : With Fortran Codes

by Paul-Gerhard Reinhard (Univ. Erlangen); Joachim A. Maruhn (Univ. Frankfurt); Eric Suraud

• ISBN13: 9783527407316
• ISBN10: 3527407316
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Praised by reviewers for clarity, presentation and general concept of teaching, Simple Models of Many Fermion Systems: With Fortran Codes provides an undergraduate-accessible route to understanding many-particle systems. The book explains how to develop simplified and generic models enabling the reader to understand the principles and mechanisms, rather than just listing the relevant formulae. Complementing numerical tools help to understand and follow the course, and also meet the need for incorporation of computational physics in modern texts.

Author Biography

Professor Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, after having had several assignments at international institutions, including the Universities at Oxford and Toulouse, now is Professor of Theoretical Physics II at the University of Erlangen. His institute is mainly concerned with the theory and computer simulation of many particle systems. Currently, the main fields of research are plasma, cluster and nuclear physics.

Professor Joachim A. Maruhn Serves as Elected Executive Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the University of Frankfurt. Prior research positions have been at Oak Ridge and Vanderbilt. His research interests are focused on Heavy ion inertial confinement fusion, Nuclear structure, Nuclear hydrodynamics.

Professor Eric Suraud has performed research at institutions in Lyon, Grenoble, Paris and Kyoto. He now serves as Professor of Theoretical Physics in Toulouse.
His interests are the dynamics of complex systems, and their description using mean-field and kinetic theories (quantum-mechanical and semi-classical).

Table of Contents

Introduction and Review of Electronic Technology

From Electronics to Nanoelectronics: particles, waves and Schrodinger Equation

Quantum Description of atoms and molecules

Quantum Description of metals, semiconductors, junction devices

Some newer building blocks for nanoelectronic devices

Fabrication and Characterization Methods for nanoelectronics

The field effect transistor FET: size limits and alternative forms

Devices based on electron tunneling, resonant tunnel diodes

Single electron transistors, molecular electronics, hybrid electronics

Devices based on electron spin and ferromagnetism

Qubits vs. binary bits in a Quantum Computer

Applications of nanoelectronic technology to energy issues

Summary and brief comment on the future of nanoelectronic technics

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