Statistical and Dynamical Aspects of Mesoscopic Systems

by Sitges Conference on Statistical Mechanics 1999; Platero, G.; Bonilla, L. L.; Rubi, J. M.

• ISBN13: 9783540674788
• ISBN10: 3540674780
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

Initially a subfield of solid state physics, the study of mesoscopic systems has evolved over the years into a vast field of research in its own right. Keeping track its rapid progress, this book provides a broad survey of the latest developments in the field. The focus is on statistics and dynamics of mesoscopic systems with special emphasis on topics like quantum chaos, localization, noise and fluctuations, mesoscopic optics and quantum transport in nanostructures. Written with nonspecialists in mind, this book will also be useful to graduate students wishing to familiarize themselves with this field of research.

Table of Contents

Quantum Dots
Thermopower in Quantum Dots	p. 3
Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots	p. 16
Interpolative Method for Transport Propertiesof Quantum Dots in the Kondo Regime	p. 27
A New Tool for Studying Phase Coherent Phenomenain Quantum Dots	p. 35
Quantum Chaos
Quantum Chaos and Spectral Transitions in the KickedHarper Model	p. 47
Quantum Chaos Effects in Mechanical Wave Systems	p. 62
Magnetoconductance in Chaotic Quantum Billiards	p. 69
Time-Dependent Phenomena
Shot Noise Induced Charge and Potential Fluctuationsof Edge States in Proximity of a Gate	p. 81
Shot-Noise in Non-Degenerate Semiconductorswith Energy-Dependent Elastic Scattering	p. 96
Transport and Noise of Entangled Electrons	p. 105
Shot Noise Suppression in Metallic Quantum Point Contacts	p. 114
Driven Tunneling
Driven Tunneling: Chaos and Decoherence	p. 125
A Fermi Pump	p. 158
Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices
Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices: From QuantumKinetics to Terahertz-Photon Detectors	p. 171
Current Self-Oscillations and Chaosin Semiconductor Superlattices	p. 193
Spin Properties
Spintronic Spin Accumulation and Thermodynamics	p. 211
Mesoscopic Spin Quantum Coherence	p. 226
Random Systems and Localization
Numerical-Scaling Study of the Statistics of Energy Levels at the Anderson Transition	p. 237
Multiple Light Scattering in Nematic Liquid Crystals	p. 252
Two Interacting Particles in a Two-Dimensional Random Potential	p. 263
Mesoscopic Superconductors, Nanotubesand Atomic Chains
Paramagnetic Meissner Effectin Mesoscopic Superconductors	p. 273
Novel 0D Devices: Carbon-Nanotube Quantum Dots	p. 281
Atomic-Size Conductors	p. 290
Contributions Presented as Posters
Observation of Shell Structure in Sodium Nanowires	p. 305
Strong Charge Fluctuations in the Single-Electron Box: A Quantum Monte Carlo Analysis	p. 306
Double Quantum Dots as Detectors of High-Frequency Quantum Noise in Mesoscopic Conductors	p. 307
Large Wigner Molecules and Quantum Dots	p. 308
Fundamental Problems for Universal Quantum Computers	p. 309
Kondo Photo-Assisted Transport in Quantum Dots	p. 310
Shot Noise and Coherent Multiple Charge Transferin Superconducting Quantum Point-Contacts	p. 311
Evidence for Ising Ferromagnetism and First-Order Phase Transitions in the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas	p. 312
Mechanical Properties of Metallic One-Atom Quantum Point Contacts	p. 314
Nanosized Superconducting Constrictionsin High Magnetic Fields	p. 315
Interaction-Induced Dephasingin Disordered Electron Systems	p. 316
Resonant Tunneling Through Three Quantum Dotswith Interdot Repulsion	p. 317
Spin-Isospin Textures in Quantum Hall Bilayersat Filling Factor ¿ = 2	p. 318
Hall Resistance of a Two-Dimensional Electron Gasin the Presence of Magnetic Clusterswith Large Perpendicular Magnetization	p. 319
Superconductivity Under Magnetic Fieldsin Nanobridges of Lead	p. 320
Effect of the Measurement on the Decay Rateof a Quantum System	p. 321
Statistics of Intensities in Surface Disordered Waveguides	p. 322
Optical Transmission Through Strong Scatteringand Highly Polydisperse Media	p. 323
Interference in Random Lasers	p. 324
Electron Patterns Under Bistable Electro-OpticalAbsorption in Quantum Well Structures	p. 325
Simulation of Mesoscopic Devices with Bohm Trajectoriesand Wavepackets	p. 327
Chaotic Motion of Space Charge Monopole Waves in Semiconductors Under Time-Independent Voltage Bias	p. 329
Improving Electron Transport Simulation in MesoscopicSystems by Coupling a Classical Monte Carlo Algorithmto a Wigner Function Solver	p. 330
Extended States in Correlated-Disorder GaAs/AlGaAs Superlattices	p. 332
Non-Linear Charge Dynamicsin Semiconductor Superlattices	p. 334
Time-Dependent Resonant Tunneling in the Presenceof an Electromagnetic Field	p. 336
The Interplay of Chaos and Dissipationin a Driven Double-Well Potential	p. 337
Monte Carlo Simulation of Quantum Transportin Semiconductors Using Wigner Paths	p. 338
Transient Currents Through Quantum Dots	p. 340
Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopyof the Fermi Edge Singularity	p. 342
Self-Consistent Theory of Shot Noise Suppressionin Ballistic Conductors	p. 343
Transfer Matrix Formulation of Field-Assisted Tunneling	p. 345
Two-Dimensional Gunn Effect	p. 346
An Explanation for Spikes in Current Oscillationsof Doped Superlattices	p. 347
Beyond the Static Aproximation in a Mean Field Quantum Disordered System	p. 349
Quantum-Classical Crossover of the Escape Ratein a Spin System	p. 350
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