Dave's Research Page
I started my research life in the general area of applying
relativistic equations of motion for nucleons in nuclear
scattering and structure. My thesis work was done under
Charles Horowitz, now at Indiana University.
Quantum Wires
A few years back I fell into the problem of the motion of electrons in
two dimensions (in confining channels). This topic is not as academic
as it might seem, as there are now ways to combine
semiconductor materials to form
structures which will restrict electron motion in this way, resulting
in two-dimensional "quantum wires", so called because
when the dimensions (widths) of these structures
are on the order of tens of nanometers, one
has a chance of
observing effects arising from the quantum mechanical aspects
of electron motion.
This work is done in collaboration with J. T.
Londergan, Professor of Physics at IU.
Recent publications in this area are:
Binding and Scattering in Two-Dimensional Systems,
by J. T. Londergan, J. P. Carini and D. P. Murdock.
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BOUND STATES IN WAVEGUIDES AND BENT QUANTUM WIRES I: APPLICATIONS TO
WAVEGUIDE SYSTEMS. By John P. Carini, J. T. Londergan,
D. P. Murdock, Dallas Trinkle and C. S. Yung Phys. Rev. B55,
9842 (1997)
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BOUND STATES IN WAVEGUIDES AND BENT QUANTUM WIRES II: ELECTRONS IN
QUANTUM WIRES. By John P. Carini, J. T. Londergan AND D. P.
Murdock, Phys. Rev. B55, 9852 (1997)
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MULTIPLE BOUND STATES IN SHARPLY BENT WAVEGUIDES.
By John P. Carini, J.T. Londergan, Kieran Mullen (Indiana U.), D.P.
Murdock (Indiana U. &
Tennessee Tech. U.). Phys Rev. B48, 4503 (1993).
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BOUND STATES AND RESONANCES IN WAVE GUIDES AND 'QUANTUM
WIRES'.
By John P. Carini, J.T. Londergran, Kieran Mullen (Indiana U.), D.P.
Murdock (Indiana U. &
Tennessee Tech. U.). Phys Rev. B46, 15538 (1992)
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