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 the only available source which details these developments in a systematic manner, with the aim of reaching a broad audience of non-experts. It is an important resource book for those interested in understanding the physics underlying nanotechnology and mesoscopic phenomena, as well as for bridging the gap between the textbooks and research frontiers in any wave related topic. A special feature of this volume is the treatment of classical and quantum mechanical waves within a unified framework, thus facilitating an understanding of similarities and differences between the two.

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to Wave Scattering, Localization and Mesoscopic Phenomena Second Edition With 72 Figures 123 ProfessorPingSheng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Physics Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong E-mail: sheng@ust. hk Series Editors: ProfessorRobertHull Professor Jürgen Parisi ¨ University of Virginia Universitat Oldenburg, Fachbereich Physik Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Abt. Energie- und Halbleiterforschung Thornton Hall Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 911 Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442, USA 26129 Oldenburg, Germany ProfessorR. M. Osgood,Jr. Professor Hans Warlimont Microelectronics Science Laboratory Institut fur ¨ Festkor ¨ per- Department of Electrical Engineering und Werkstofforschung, Columbia University Helmholtzstrasse 20 Seeley W. Mudd Building 01069 Dresden, Germany New York, NY 10027, USA ISSN 0933-033X ISBN-10 3-540-29155-5 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-29155-8 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York LibraryofCongressControlNumber: 2006925436 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specif ically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproductiononmicrof ilmorinanyotherway,andstorageindatabanks. Duplicationofthispublicationor parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media. springeronline. com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc.

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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.