Absence of thermal smearing for the transmission phase through a quantum dot

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-134

  Hackenbroich, G ^a   Weidenmuller H A ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 0039976522     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1997-00213-1     Document Type: Article

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11. λ.
12. An expression similar to eqs. (5), (6) can be derived for the AB phase in a two-lead ABQD device. In this case one can show that d = d̄ = 0. For this choice of coefficients, θ takes on only two discrete values.