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Nils O. Petersen
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Why study the foundations for nanoscience and nanotechnology? -- Time-dependent and time-independent Schrنdinger equations -- Solving the time-independent Schrنdinger equation -- Applications to systems with many electrons -- The basics of thermodynamics -- Surface thermodynamics -- The work function -- Understanding interactions between surfaces -- Basic statistical concepts -- Partition functions -- Fluctuations in closed and open systems -- Measuring concentration changes -- The principles of absoption and emission of light -- Molecular spectroscopy -- Application of fluorescence microscopy -- Optical properties of relevance to nanomaterials -- Epilogue and acknowledgments -- Problems and references