Quantum coherence is a phenomenon that plays a crucial role in various forms of matter. The thriving field of quantum information as well as unconventional approaches to use mesoscopic systems in future optoelectronic devices provide the exciting background for this set of lectures.

The lectures originate from the well-known Schladming Winter Schools and are carefully edited so as to address a broad readership ranging from the beginning graduate student up to the senior scientist wanting to keep up with or to enter newly emerging fields of research.

The spin degree of freedom is an intrinsically quantum-mechanical phenomenon, leading to both intriguing applications and unsolved fundamental issues (such as "where does the proton spin come from"). The present volume investigates central aspects of modern spin physics in the form of extensive lectures on semiconductor spintronics, the spin-pairing mechanism in high-temperature semiconductors, spin in quantum field theory and the nucleon spin.

This classroom-tested textbook is a modern primer on the rapidly developing field of quantum nano optics which investigates the optical properties of nanosized materials. The essentials of both classical and quantum optics are presented before embarking through a stimulating selection of further topics, such as various plasmonic phenomena, thermal effects, open quantum systems, and photon noise. Didactic and thorough in style, and requiring only basic knowledge of classical electrodynamics, the text provides all further physics background and additional mathematical and computational tools in a self-contained way. Numerous end-of-chapter exercises allow students to apply and test their understanding of the chapter topics and to refine their problem-solving techniques.

In der Quantenmechanik spricht man über das Unaussprechliche. Wie aber gelingt das in der Schule? Und wieviel müssen Lehrende selbst wissen, um richtig über die Quantenmechanik sprechen zu können? Dieses Lehrbuch ist speziell für Studierende des Lehramts Physik konzipiert und kombiniert einen Hochschulgrundkurs in Quantenmechanik mit didaktischen Hinweisen und konkreten schulischen Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten. Im fachlichen Teil werden die mathematischen Hilfsmittel so sparsam wie möglich eingesetzt, während die Physik in den Vordergrund rückt. Neben den quantenmechanischen Grundlagen werden auch moderne Entwicklungen wie Quantenkryptographie, Quantencomputer und Dekohärenz präsentiert. Im didaktischen Teil werden schulische Herausforderungen diskutiert, eine schulgerechte Sprache vorgestellt und trainiert, sowie konkrete Anregungen zur Unterrichtsgestaltung, zu Unterrichtsmaterialien und Experimenten gegeben. Jedes Kapitel endet mit einer Reihe von Aufgaben zur Vertiefung des Stoffes.

This classroom-tested textbook is a modern primer on the rapidly developing field of quantum nano optics which investigates the optical properties of nanosized materials. The essentials of both classical and quantum optics are presented before embarking through a stimulating selection of further topics, such as various plasmonic phenomena, thermal effects, open quantum systems, and photon noise. Didactic and thorough in style, and requiring only basic knowledge of classical electrodynamics, the text provides all further physics background and additional mathematical and computational tools in a self-contained way. Numerous end-of-chapter exercises allow students to apply and test their understanding of the chapter topics and to refine their problem-solving techniques.

The spin degree of freedom is an intrinsically quantum-mechanical phenomenon, leading to both intriguing applications and unsolved fundamental issues (such as "where does the proton spin come from"). The present volume investigates central aspects of modern spin physics in the form of extensive lectures on semiconductor spintronics, the spin-pairing mechanism in high-temperature semiconductors, spin in quantum field theory and the nucleon spin.