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They are key to various aspects within metrology such as mass measurements and time standards, as well as promising to further developments in quantum information processing.The reader obtains a valuable source of information suited for beginners and experts with an interest in fundamental studies using particle traps.

Stochastic averaging of the ballistic carrier currents over the ballistic configurations results in a position-dependent thermoballistic current, which is the key element of the thermoballistic concept and forms the point of departure for the calculation of all relevant transport properties.

This book reviews all the state-of-the-art simulation methods used to investigate the atomistic-scale properties of technologically important oxide materials. Previous and many recent results are carefully discussed.

The book reviews structural disorder in alloys and shows how detailed information can be found by applying thermal neutron and / or x-ray scattering. Interactions among atoms of the alloy are modeled by Monte Carlo methods thus achieving a picture of the electronic structure of the system.

Multiple scattering of waves is a rapidly growing field with many applications. The research group "Propagation of Waves in Disordered and/or Nonlinear Media" POAN brought together experts from different disciplines to write this review which covers applied mathematics, optics, acoustics, remote sensing, and seismology.

The emission of electrons from solid surfaces bombarded by slow neutral and ionized heavy particles (atoms, molecules) is reviewed both theoretically and in the light of recent experimental studies by leading groups in the field.

This critical overview describes fluid flow driven by the thermocapillary effect in models of crystal growth. Simple models are the floating-zone technique and the open-boat technique. Basic equations, boundary layer scaling, stability analysis, pattern formation and additional buoyancy are discussed.

Einstein's Photoemission

Basic equations of spin motion are reviewed, the invariant spin field is introduced, and an adiabatic invariant of spin motion is derived. The text presents numerical methods for computing the invariant spin field, and displays the results in numerous illustrations.