Pier A. Mello and Narendra Kumar
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198525820
- eISBN:
- 9780191712234
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525820.001.0001
- Subject:
- Physics, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
This book presents a statistical theory of complex wave scattering and quantum transport in a class of physical systems of current interest having chaotic classical dynamics (e.g., microwave cavities ...
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This book presents a statistical theory of complex wave scattering and quantum transport in a class of physical systems of current interest having chaotic classical dynamics (e.g., microwave cavities and quantum dots) or possessing quenched randomness (e.g., disordered conductors). The emphasis here is on mesoscopic fluctuations of the sample-specific transport. The universal character of the statistical behaviour of these phenomena is revealed in a natural way through a novel maximum-entropy approach (MEA). The latter leads to the most probable distribution for the set of random matrices that describe the ensemble of disordered/chaotic samples, which are macroscopically identical but differ in microscopic details. Here, the Shannon information entropy associated with these random matrices is maximized subject to the symmetries and the constraints which are physically relevant. This non-perturbative information-theoretic approach is reminiscent of, but distinct from, the standard random-matrix theory, and indeed forms the most distinctive feature of the book.Less
This book presents a statistical theory of complex wave scattering and quantum transport in a class of physical systems of current interest having chaotic classical dynamics (e.g., microwave cavities and quantum dots) or possessing quenched randomness (e.g., disordered conductors). The emphasis here is on mesoscopic fluctuations of the sample-specific transport. The universal character of the statistical behaviour of these phenomena is revealed in a natural way through a novel maximum-entropy approach (MEA). The latter leads to the most probable distribution for the set of random matrices that describe the ensemble of disordered/chaotic samples, which are macroscopically identical but differ in microscopic details. Here, the Shannon information entropy associated with these random matrices is maximized subject to the symmetries and the constraints which are physically relevant. This non-perturbative information-theoretic approach is reminiscent of, but distinct from, the standard random-matrix theory, and indeed forms the most distinctive feature of the book.
Pier A. Mello and Narendra Kumar
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198525820
- eISBN:
- 9780191712234
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525820.003.0007
- Subject:
- Physics, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
This chapter treats the problem of finding the probability distribution of quantities related to quantum transport through a strictly one-dimensional (i.e., 1-channel) and through an N-channel ...
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This chapter treats the problem of finding the probability distribution of quantities related to quantum transport through a strictly one-dimensional (i.e., 1-channel) and through an N-channel quasi-one-dimensional disordered system. It uses the maximum entropy approach wherein the distribution for the random transfer matrix for an elementary building block is determined by maximizing the associated Shannon entropy, subject to the physically relevant constraints of flux conservation, time-reversal symmetry (when relevant), and the Ohmic small length-scale limit. The contents of this chapter include ensemble of transfer matrices; universality classes — the orthogonal and the unitary classes; invariant measure; the Fokker-Planck equation for a disordered one-dimensional conductor; the maximum-entropy ansatz for the building block; construction of the probability density for a system of finite length; the Fokker-Planck equation for a quasi-one-dimensional multi-channel disordered conductor; the diffusion equation for the orthogonal universality class, β = 1; the diffusion equation for the unitary universality class, β = 2; and universal conductance fluctuations in the good-metallic limit.Less
This chapter treats the problem of finding the probability distribution of quantities related to quantum transport through a strictly one-dimensional (i.e., 1-channel) and through an N-channel quasi-one-dimensional disordered system. It uses the maximum entropy approach wherein the distribution for the random transfer matrix for an elementary building block is determined by maximizing the associated Shannon entropy, subject to the physically relevant constraints of flux conservation, time-reversal symmetry (when relevant), and the Ohmic small length-scale limit. The contents of this chapter include ensemble of transfer matrices; universality classes — the orthogonal and the unitary classes; invariant measure; the Fokker-Planck equation for a disordered one-dimensional conductor; the maximum-entropy ansatz for the building block; construction of the probability density for a system of finite length; the Fokker-Planck equation for a quasi-one-dimensional multi-channel disordered conductor; the diffusion equation for the orthogonal universality class, β = 1; the diffusion equation for the unitary universality class, β = 2; and universal conductance fluctuations in the good-metallic limit.
Pier A. Mello and Narendra Kumar
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198525820
- eISBN:
- 9780191712234
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525820.003.0001
- Subject:
- Physics, Condensed Matter Physics / Materials
This chapter introduces the notion of complex scattering of waves, emphasizes the generality of the ideas involved, and explains its relevance to the field of nuclear physics and microwave cavities. ...
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This chapter introduces the notion of complex scattering of waves, emphasizes the generality of the ideas involved, and explains its relevance to the field of nuclear physics and microwave cavities. It then introduces the subject of coherent wave transport through mesoscopic systems, e.g., disordered conductors and chaotic cavities, with emphasis on the statistics of fluctuations observed in these systems. These fluctuations, among them the universal conductance fluctuation, arise ultimately from the complex wave interference. Various length- and time-scales defining the mesoscopic system are discussed. The idea of maximum entropy approach (MEA) is introduced as distinct from, but related to, the idea of random-matrix theory (RMT) pioneered by Wigner originally in the context of isolated resonances of complex nuclei. The contents of this chapter include complex atomic nuclei and chaotic microwave cavities; wave localization; statistical fluctuations; mesoscopic conductors: time- and length-scales, ballistic mesoscopic cavities, diffusive mesoscopic conductors, and statistical approach to mesoscopic fluctuations.Less
This chapter introduces the notion of complex scattering of waves, emphasizes the generality of the ideas involved, and explains its relevance to the field of nuclear physics and microwave cavities. It then introduces the subject of coherent wave transport through mesoscopic systems, e.g., disordered conductors and chaotic cavities, with emphasis on the statistics of fluctuations observed in these systems. These fluctuations, among them the universal conductance fluctuation, arise ultimately from the complex wave interference. Various length- and time-scales defining the mesoscopic system are discussed. The idea of maximum entropy approach (MEA) is introduced as distinct from, but related to, the idea of random-matrix theory (RMT) pioneered by Wigner originally in the context of isolated resonances of complex nuclei. The contents of this chapter include complex atomic nuclei and chaotic microwave cavities; wave localization; statistical fluctuations; mesoscopic conductors: time- and length-scales, ballistic mesoscopic cavities, diffusive mesoscopic conductors, and statistical approach to mesoscopic fluctuations.
