Starting with simple semiclassical approaches and ending with the description of complex fully quantum-mechanical methods, this book provides a complete overview of essential techniques and methods for analyzing transport in semiconductor devices. The first part examines semiclassical transport methods and provides details regarding numerical implementation and sample code as templates for sophisticated simulation software. The second part introduces the density gradient method, quantum hydrodynamics, and the concept of effective potentials used to account for quantum-mechanical space quantization effects in particle-based simulators. Numerous problems and examples supply readers with the understanding required to create their own simulators.
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Circuits & Devices
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
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Nanotechnology is set to have a profound impact on telecommunications leading to easier convergence of related technologies, massive storage data, compact storage devices, and higher performance computing. Nanotechnology for Telecommunications covers research and developmental issues as well as future directions of MEMS and nanotechnology as they apply to telecommunications. It discusses the impact of nanotechnology on devices such as photonic crystals lasers, light emitters, and sensors. The authors also include a discussion on the challenges associated with the system integration of nano-, micro-, and macro-components in component modules, and telecommunication networks.
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Telecommunications
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Optics & optoelectronics
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From a multi-disciplinary point of view, this book examines basic concepts, various processing methodologies, and techniques involved in the preparation and characterization of nanobiomaterials that are specific to biomedical applications. It spans their historical development and reviews their current advances in the field. It describes how basic concepts in nanotechnology are applied to the processing of novel nanobiomaterials, including nanostructured metals and alloys. Presenting illustrative examples and a variety of applications, this text offers a solid framework for understanding present and future trends of biomaterials in human health care systems.
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Biomaterials - Materials Science
Materials Science
Biomedical Engineering
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Undergraduate

Covering each aspect of a waste management facility, from contaminant receipt, handling, and storage to stack discharge and dispersion, this reference explores the operation and evaluation of incineration and conversion (gasification) systems for hazardous and non-hazardous gaseous, liquid, biosolid, and solid wastes. Highlighting breakthroughs in air pollution control, the book discusses advances in materials handling, waste processing, refractory and materials engineering, combustion technology, and energy recovery to reduce and control toxins and pollutants in the environment. It includes an accompanying CD containing spreadsheets and computer applications for practical analysis of waste characteristics and combustion systems.
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Hazardous Waste & Materials
Combustion Engineering
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This update of a best-selling text presents methods of applied mathematics that are particularly suited to address physical problems in science and engineering. This edition incorporates a new chapter that offers an extensive treatment of numerical methods. It also contains new appendices on vector algebra, calculus, and matrix algebra. The author provides a complete treatment of ODEs and PDEs, covers Green’s functions for unbounded and bounded media, and explores self-adjoint systems and orthogonal series. Numerous examples illustrate the various methods of solution and answers to the end-of-chapter problems are included at the back of the book.
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Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
Mathematical Physics
Differential Equations
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Undergraduate

This popular text presents some of the most important and widely used methods for solving PDEs. Along with a new chapter on complex variable methods, this edition includes new sections on Cauchy–Euler equations, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, spherical harmonics, applications of Fourier transformations, and general hyperbolic equations. It lists additional mathematical models based on PDEs and shows how the methods of separation of variables and eigenfunction expansion work for equations other than heat, wave, and Laplace. The author also added many new worked examples and exercises. Ancillary materials are available for qualifying instructors.
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Differential Equations
Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Mathematics
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Undergraduate

Exploring the strong features of PSPICE and the powerful functions of MATLAB ® for electronic circuit analysis, this second edition continues to provide an introduction to PSPICE and a simple, hands-on overview of MATLAB. It also demonstrates the combined power of PSPICE and MATLAB for solving electronics problems. This edition includes updated MATLAB topics, schematic capture and text-based PSPICE netlists in several chapters, and a new chapter on PSPICE simulation using the ORCAD schematic capture program. It also contains new examples and problems, along with a revised bibliography in each chapter.
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Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Materials Science
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Completely revised, this second edition of a bestseller includes a general treatment of multi-terminal transformers and a unified discussion of oil electrical breakdown in various geometries. It also covers the use of 3D finite element calculations in design. This book presents the theory of transformers, beginning with first principles. This way, readers can understand the fundamentals of the formulas and procedures that are later developed for use in the design process, and then adapt the results to new developments as they occur. The book also emphasizes transformer model development to aid in determining performance under a variety of conditions.
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Power Electronics
Power Engineering
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Covering exercises, training curricula, and cost-effective recommendations, this manual prepares first responders to face multiple threats from multiple sources. Applying the concept of cross-training to round out skill-sets, it prepares these diverse outfits to assist each other and overcome traditional philosophical and logistical boundaries. Through table-top scenarios, case examples, and discussion of common sticking points, this innovative book enables response professionals and practitioners to be more effective and better equipped in the face of increased threats and threat potential from multi-faceted disaster scenarios.
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Security Services
Forensic Science - Law
Critical Security
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Every day, police officers face challenges ranging from petty annoyances to the risk of death in the line of duty. Coupled with these difficulties is, in some cases, lack of community respect for the officers despite the dangers these men and women confront while protecting the public. Exploring issues of courage, integrity, leadership, and character, this volume examines ways to effect organizational change that helps police officers inspire community trust and support with every citizen contact.
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Forensic Science - Law
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