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This updated and expanded third edition of this successful work includes a new, comprehensive introduction to the recursive Green's function technique applied to model solid state nanostructures. From the contents: â An Update of Solid State Physics â Surfaces, Interfaces, and Layered Devices â Experimental Techniques â Important Quantities in Mesoscopic Transport â Magnetotransport Properties of Quantum Films â Quantum Wires and Quantum Point Contacts â Theory of Ballistic Transport â Electronic Phase Coherence â Single Electron Tunneling â Quantum Dots â Mesoscopic Superlattices â Spintronics Focusing on the physical background as well as on technical details of the technology, this is a must-have textbook for beginners in the field.