Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications to Technology

by Jasprit Singh

Most technology in the information age is based on the concepts of quantum mechanics. Examples include computer chips and medical diagnostic equipment. This book establishes a basic foundation of quantum mechanics and connects it to the technology of today. The text features many figures and tables which should help clarify points of importance and list the basics with applications. Numerous solved examples to help provide insights are included. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471157589
• ISBN13: 9780471157588
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Wiley-Vch
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Great for EE or MSE students

This book is easy to read. It is written by a professor in the EE Department at the University of Michigan. There are some technical applications of Quantum Mechanics. I strongly recommend to engineering students who want to really understand solid state physics and quantum optics. This book is a good introduction.

Singh's Quantum Mechanics

This volume has indeed taken a very unique approach to quantum mechanics, and I liked it very much. However, a few things may need to be improved: 1) I have noted that a significant portion of this volume is clearly taken directly from the excellent Q.M. book of Schiff. It would be nice if the author could give a little bit more of his own explanations and insights to make the volume even more original and useful. 2) I felt that too little emphasis was given to the matrix approach to Q.M., making some materials difficult to follow when the matrix formulation is invoked. 3) The application sections really linked well Q.M. to real-life problems. Being a devices physicist myself, the topics of these application examples suited my taste well. However, some example details were simply too brief, turning them into a source of confusion rather than clarification (e.g. "Excitons in Semiconductors." More words should be said about the "Central cell nature..."). - S.C. Ph.D.