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In this introductory chapter we first give a compact overview of semiconducting materials and some of their basic properties. We will then define the fundamental aims and concepts of this book and outline its contents.
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What are the basic conservation laws in nature?
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Recapitulate some of the basic concepts of quantum mechanics:
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What is the Hamiltonian in classical and in quantum mechanics?
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Write down the time-independent and the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for a single particle.
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What are the eigenenergies and eigenfunctions of a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator, of the hydrogen atom, and of a particle in a square potential?
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Kalt, H., Klingshirn, C.F. (2019). Introduction. In: Semiconductor Optics 1. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24152-0_1
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