Preface to the Second Edition

The technology of wireless communications is changing rapidly. In the less than 5 years that have elapsed since the writing of the first edition of this book, smartphones with Internet access have become ubiquitous, making it appropriate to add material in the first chapter describing third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) cell phone systems.

Beyond that natural update, I have received many suggestions for adding new material on topics that were treated lightly or omitted in the first edition. Primary among these were discussions of the relation between the basic laws of quantum and relativistic physics and ...

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