Semiclassical approach to chaotic quantum transport

S Muller, S Heusler, P Braun, F Haake

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Abstract

We describe a semiclassical method to calculate universal transport properties of chaotic cavities. While the energy-averaged conductance turns out governed by pairs of entrance-to-exit trajectories, the conductance variance, shot noise and other related quantities require trajectory quadruplets; simple diagrammatic rules allow us to find the contributions of these pairs and quadruplets. Both pure symmetry classes and the crossover due to an external magnetic field are considered.
Translated title of the contributionSemiclassical approach to chaotic quantum transport
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1 - 42
Number of pages42
JournalNew Journal of Physics
Volume9 (12)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2007

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