Binding and Scattering in Two-Dimensional Systems: Applications to Quantum Wires, Waveguides and Photonic Crystals

Bound States in Low-Dimensional Systems.- Transmission and Conductance in Tubes.- Waveguide Measurements of the Properties of Curved Tubes.- Binding and Transmission in Wires and Waveguides.- Two-Dimensional Systems with Finite Periodic Structure.- Localized Modes in Photonic Crystals.- Epilogue.- Comparison of Various Approximate Quantum Wells.- Conducting Sphere on a Grounded Surface.