Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Systems: Complexity and Statistical Fluctuations

by Pier A. Mello, Narendra Kumar

Overview

This book presents the statistical theory of complex wave scattering and quantum transport in physical systems which have chaotic classical dynamics, as in the case of microwave cavities and quantum dots, or which possess quenched randomness, as in the case of disordered conductors - with an emphasis on mesoscopic fluctuations. The statistical regularity of the phenomena is revealed in a natural way by adopting a novel maximum-entropy approach. Shannon's information entropy is maximised, subject to the symmetries and constraints which are physically relevant, within the powerful and non-perturbative theory of random matrices; this is a most distinctive feature of the book. Aiming for a self-contained presentation, the quantum theory of scattering, set in the context of quasi-one-dimensional, multichannel systems, and related directly to scattering problems in mesoscopic physics, is introduced in chapters two and three. The linear-response theory of quantum electronic transport, adapted to the context of mesoscopic systems, is discussed in chapter four. These chapters, together with chapter five on the maximum-entropy approach and chapter eight on weak localization, have been written in a most pedagogical style, suitable for use on graduate courses. In chapters six and seven, the problem of electronic transport through classically chaotic cavities and quasi-one-dimensional disordered systems is discussed. Many exercises are included, most of which are worked through in detail, aiding graduate students, teachers, and research scholars interested in the subject of quantum transport through disordered and chaotic systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198525820
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/15/2004
Series:	Mesoscopic Physics and Nanotechnology , #4
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Raman Research Institute, Bangalore

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Quantum Mechanical Time Independent ScatteringTheory I3. Quantum Mechanical Time Independent ScatteringTheory II4. Linear Response Theory of Quantum ElectronicTransport5. The Maximum Entropy Approach6. Electronic Transport through Open Chaotic Cavities7. Electronic Transport through Quasi One-DimensionalDisordered Systems8. An Introduction to Localization TheoryA. The Theorem of Kane-Serota-LeeB. The Conductivity Tensor in RPAC. The Conductance in Terms of the TransmissionCoefficient of the SampleD. Evaluation of the Invariant Measure