Dephasing in quantum chaotic transport: A semiclassical approach

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Whitney, Robert S ^a   Jacquod, Philippe ^b   Petitjean, Cyril ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 38349107360     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.045315     Document Type: Article

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