Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics (Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology, 2) [Hardcover]

Yoseph Imry (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198507380 | ISBN-13: 978-0198507383 | Publication Date: February 6, 2002 | Edition: 2

Mesoscopic physics refers to the physics of structures larger than a nanometer (one billionth of a meter) but smaller than a micrometer (one millionth of a meter). This size range is the stage on which the exciting new research on submicroscopic and electronic and mechanical devices is being done. This research often crosses the boundary between physics and engineering, since engineering such tiny electronic components requires a firm grasp of quantum physics. Applications for the future may include such wonders as microscopic robot surgeons that travel through the blood stream to repair clogged arteries, submicroscopic actuators and builders, and supercomputers that fit on the head of a pin. The world of the future is being planned and built by physicists, engineers, and chemists working in the microscopic realm. This book can be used as the main text in a course on mesoscopic physics or as a supplementary text in electronic devices, semiconductor devices, and condensed matter physics courses. For this new edition, the author has substantially updated and modified the material especially of chapters 3: Dephasing, 8: Noise in mesoscopic systems, and the concluding chapter 9.

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"For researchers and graduate students in physics, chemistry, and electronic and optical engineering, Imry (physics, Weizmann Institute, Israel) explains concepts and tools to investigate systems that fall between the molecular and the bulk--generally a cluster of molecules that acts in many ways like a large molecule but has certain qualities unique to the size range. In particular he shows how the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and statistical physics appear, and are amenable, to theoretical clarification and experimental examination in mesoscopic systems."--SciTech Book News

About the Author

Yoseph Imry is in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (February 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198507380
• ISBN-13: 978-0198507383
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,971,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mesoscopic jargong, May 7, 2000

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This review is from: Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics (Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology) (Hardcover)

If you need the vocabulary, the names, and the important references in the field of mesoscopic physics this is the book for you. If you want physical insight and understanding you must look elsewhere (god knows where?). All derivations start with some random non-fundamental formula and ends in another. Clarity and coherence seem far away.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A terrible book, July 9, 2004

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Ben Lou (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics (Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology, 2) (Hardcover)

This book is definitely not written for grad students or anyone who is just interested in the field and wants to get an general idea of it. I'm sure the author could make the book little easier to read, but it seems he just did not want it that way.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Work!!, January 11, 2009

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Shiv Akarsh Meka (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics (Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology) (Paperback)

Contrary to what the others said, I found the book complete. I was reading the process of 'Dephasing in semiconductors' and it was thoroughly described. But by no means, it serves as an introductory text (as the title says). You need to be an advanced reader already having enough experience with quantum transport.