ISBN: 3540674780
TITLE: Statistical and Dynamical Aspects of Mesoscopic Systems
AUTHOR: Reguera, D.; Platero, G.; Bonilla, L.L.; Rubi, J.M. (Eds.)
TOC:

Part I Quantum Dots
Thermopower in Quantum Dots
K.A. Matveev 3
Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots
L.I. Glazman, F.W.J. Hekking, and A.I. Larkin 16
Interpolative Method for Transport Properties of Quantum Dots in the Kondo Regime
A.L. Yeyati, A. Martn-Rodero, and F. Flores 27
A New Tool for Studying Phase Coherent Phenomena in Quantum Dots
R.H. Blick, A.W. Holleitner, H. Qin, F. Simmel, A.V. Ustinov, K. Eberl, and J.P. Kotthaus 35
Part II Quantum Chaos
Quantum Chaos and Spectral Transitions in the Kicked Harper Model
K. Kruse, R. Ketzmerick, and T. Geisel 47
Quantum Chaos Effects in Mechanical Wave Systems
S.W. Teitsworth 62
Magnetoconductance in Chaotic Quantum Billiards
E. Louis and J.A. Vergs 69
Part III Time-Dependent Phenomena
Shot Noise Induced Charge and Potential Fluctuations of Edge States in Proximity of a Gate
M. Bttiker 81
Shot-Noise in Non-Degenerate Semiconductors with Energy-Dependent Elastic Scattering
H. Schomerus, E.G. Mishchenko, and C.W.J. Beenakker 96
Transport and Noise of Entangled Electrons
E.V. Sukhorukov, D. Loss, and G. Burkard 105
Shot Noise Suppression in Metallic Quantum Point Contacts
H.E. van den Brom and J.M. van Ruitenbeek 114
Part IV Driven Tunneling
Driven Tunneling: Chaos and Decoherence
P. Hnggi, S. Kohler, and T. Dittrich 125
A Fermi Pump
M. Wagner and F. Sols 158
Part V Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices
Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices: From Quantum Kinetics to Terahertz-Photon Detectors
A.P. Jauho, A. Wacker, and A.A. Ignatov 171
Current Self-Oscillations and Chaos in Semiconductor Superlattices
H.T. Grahn 193
Part VI Spin Properties
Spintronic Spin Accumulation and Thermodynamics
A.H. MacDonald 211
Mesoscopic Spin Quantum Coherence
J.M. Hernandez, J. Tejada, E. del Barco, N. Vernier, G. Bellessa, and E. Chudnovsky 226
Part VII Random Systems and Localization
Numerical-Scaling Study of the Statistics of Energy Levels at the Anderson Transition
I.Kh. Zharekeshev and B. Kramer 237
Multiple Light Scattering in Nematic Liquid Crystals
D.S. Wiersma, A. Muzzi, M. Colocci, and R. Righini 252
Two Interacting Particles in a Two-Dimensional Random Potential
M. Ortuo and E. Cuevas 263
Part VIII Mesoscopic Superconductors,Nanotubes and Atomic Chains
Paramagnetic Meissner Effect in Mesoscopic Superconductors
J.J. Palacios 273
Novel 0D Devices: Carbon-Nanotube Quantum Dots
L. Chico, M.P. Lpez Sancho, and M.C. Muoz 281
Atomic-Size Conductors
N. Agrat 290
Appendix I Contributions Presented as Posters
Observation of Shell Structure in Sodium Nanowires
A.I. Yanson, I.K. Yanson, and J.M. van Ruitenbeek 305
Strong Charge Fluctuations in the Single-Electron Box: A Quantum Monte Carlo Analysis
C.P. Herrero, G. Schn, and A.D. Zaikin 306
Double Quantum Dots as Detectors of High-Frequency Quantum Noise in Mesoscopic Conductors
R. Aguado and L.P. Kouwenhoven 307
Large Wigner Molecules and Quantum Dots
C.E. Creffield, W. Husler, J.H. Jefferson, and S. Sarkar 308
Fundamental Problems for Universal Quantum Computers
T.D. Kieu and M. Danos 309
Kondo Photo-Assisted Transport in Quantum Dots
R. Lpez, G. Platero, R. Aguado, and C. Tejedor 310
Shot Noise and Coherent Multiple Charge Transfer in Superconducting Quantum Point-Contacts
J.C. Cuevas, A. Martn-Rodero, and A.L. Yeyati 311
Evidence for Ising Ferromagnetism and First-Order Phase Transitions in the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
V. Piazza, V. Pellegrini, F. Beltram, W. Wegscheider, M. Bichler, T. Jungwirth, and A.H. MacDonald 312
Mechanical Properties of Metallic One-Atom Quantum Point Contacts
G.R. Bollinger, N. Agrat, and S. Vieira 314
Nanosized Superconducting Constrictions in High Magnetic Fields
H. Suderow, E. Bascones, W. Belzig, S. Vieira, and F. Guinea 315
Interaction-Induced Dephasing in Disordered Electron Systems
S. Sharov and F. Sols 316
Resonant Tunneling Through Three Quantum Dots with Interdot Repulsion
M.R. Wegewijs, Yu.V. Nazarov, and S.A. Gurvitz 317
Spin-Isospin Textures in Quantum Hall Bilayers at Filling Factor nu = 2
B. Paredes, C. Tejedor, L. Brey, and L. Martn-Moreno 318
Hall Resistance of a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in the Presence of Magnetic Clusters with Large Perpendicular Magnetization
J. Reijniers, A. Matulis, and F.M. Peeters 319
Superconductivity Under Magnetic Fields in Nanobridges of Lead
H. Suderow, A. Izquierdo, E. Bascones, F. Guinea, and S. Vieira 320
Effect of the Measurement on the Decay Rate of a Quantum System
B. Elattari and S. Gurvitz 321
Statistics of Intensities in Surface Disordered Waveguides
A. Garca-Martn, J.J. Senz, and M. Nieto-Vesperinas 322
Optical Transmission Through Strong Scattering and Highly Polydisperse Media
J.G. Rivas, R. Sprik, C.M. Soukoulis, K. Busch, and A. Lagendijk 323
Interference in Random Lasers
G. van Soest, F.J. Poelwijk, R. Sprik, and A. Lagendijk 324
Electron Patterns Under Bistable Electro-Optical Absorption in Quantum Well Structures
C.A. Velasco, L.L. Bonilla, V.A. Kochelap, and V.N. Sokolov 325
Simulation of Mesoscopic Devices with Bohm Trajectories and Wavepackets
X. Oriols, J.J. Garcia, F. Martn, and J. Su 327
Chaotic Motion of Space Charge Monopole Waves in Semiconductors Under Time-Independent Voltage Bias
I.R. Cantalapiedra, M.J. Bergmann, S.W. Teitsworth, and L.L. Bonilla 329
Improving Electron Transport Simulation in Mesoscopic Systems by Coupling a Classical Monte Carlo Algorithm to a Wigner Function Solver
J. Garca-Garca, F. Martn, X. Oriols, and J. Su 330
Extended States in Correlated-Disorder GaAs/AlGaAs Superlattices
V. Bellani, E. Diez, R. Hey, G.B Parravicini, L. Tarricone, and F. Domnguez-Adame 332
Non-Linear Charge Dynamics in Semiconductor Superlattices
D. Snchez, M. Moscoso, R. Aguado, G. Platero, and L.L. Bonilla 334
Time-Dependent Resonant Tunneling in the Presence of an Electromagnetic Field
P. Orellana and F. Claro 336
The Interplay of Chaos and Dissipation in a Driven Double-Well Potential
S. Kohler, P. Hanggi, and T. Dittrich 337
Monte Carlo Simulation of Quantum Transport in Semiconductors Using Wigner Paths
A. Bertoni, J. Garca-Garca, P. Bordone, R. Brunetti, and C. Jacoboni 338
Transient Currents Through Quantum Dots
J.A. Vergs and E. Louis 340
Ultrafast Coherent Spectroscopy of the Fermi Edge Singularity
D. Porras, J. Fernndez-Rossier, and C. Tejedor 342
Self-Consistent Theory of Shot Noise Suppression in Ballistic Conductors
O.M. Bulashenko, J.M. Rub, and V.A. Kochelap 343
Transfer Matrix Formulation of Field-Assisted Tunneling
C. Prez del Valle, S. Miret-Arts, R. Lefebvre, and O. Atabek 345
Two-Dimensional Gunn Effect
L.L. Bonilla, R. Escobedo, and F.J. Higuera 346
An Explanation for Spikes in Current Oscillations of Doped Superlattices
A. Perales, M. Moscoso, and L.L. Bonilla 347
Beyond the Static Aproximation in a Mean Field Quantum Disordered System
F. Gonzlez-Padilla and F. Ritort 349
Quantum-Classical Crossover of the Escape Rate in a Spin System
X. Martnez-Hidalgo 350
Appendix II
List of Participants
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