Introduction to Wave Scattering, Localization and Mesoscopic Phenomena

• Main Author: Ping, Sheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Springer Series in MATERIALS SCIENCE, 88
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nanotechnology.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.

Waves represent a classic topic of study in physics, mathematics, and engineering. Many modern technologies are based on our understanding of waves and their interaction with matter. In the past thirty years there have been some revolutionary developments in the study of waves. The present volume is...

Table of Contents:

• Quantum and Classical Waves
• Wave Scattering and the Coherent Potential Approximation
• Coherent Waves and Effective Media
• Diffusive Waves
• The Coherent Backscattering Effect
• Renormalized Diffusion
• The Scaling Theory of Localization
• Localized States and the Approach to Localization
• Localization Phenomena in Electronic Systems
• Mesoscopic Phenomena.