Fundamentals of Carrier Transport is an accessibleintroduction to the behaviour of charged carriers in semiconductorsand semiconductor devices. It is written specifically for engineersand students without an extensive background in quantum mechanicsand solid-state physics. This second edition contains many new andupdated sections, including a completely new chapter on transportin ultrasmall devices. The author begins by covering a range ofessential physical principles. He then goes on to cover both low-and high-field transport, scattering, transport in devices, andtransport in mesoscopic systems. The use of Monte Carlo simulationmethods is explained in detail. Many homework exercises areprovided and there are a variety of worked examples. The book willbe of great interest to graduate students of electrical engineeringand applied physics. It will also be invaluable to practisingengineers working on semiconductor device research anddevelopment.

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This book explores the long-term forces shaping businessattitudes in the British and American cotton industries from theeighteenth to the twentieth century. Mary Rose traces social,political and developmental differences from the early stages ofindustrialization. She demonstrates how firms become embedded innetworks, and evolve according to business values and strategies.The book examines local and regional networks, the changingcompetitive environment, community characteristics and nationaldifferences. Rose's findings challenge traditional views with newevidence that the character and achievements of each industryuniquely reflect local circumstances and historical experience.This is a critical synthesis of the multidisciplinary literature onthe cotton textile industries of two major industrial nations and astudy of the changing forces influencing decision making. Animportant contribution to comparative business history, this bookwill be of interest to graduates and scholars in all areas ofbusiness and econo

The degree to which markets incorporate information is one ofthe most important questions facing economists today. This bookprovides a fascinating study of the existence and extent ofinformation efficiency in financial markets, with a special focuson betting markets. Betting markets are selected for study becausethey incorporate features highly appropriate to a study ofinformation efficiency, in particular the fact that each bet has awell-defined end point at which its value becomes certain. Usinginternational examples, this book reviews and analyses the issue ofinformation efficiency in both financial and betting markets. PartI is an extensive survey of the existing literature, while Part IIpresents a range of readings by leading academics. Insights gainedfrom the book will interest students of financial economics,financial market analysts, mathematicians and statisticians, andall those with a special interest in finance or gambling.

The third edition of this highly accessible book is designedfor people who want to understand how multinational firms work andwhat their consequences for the economy and for political choicesare. It is designed to be readily useful to students of economicsand business administration and to scholars (teachers andresearchers) with interests in multinational enterprises.