Density-operator approaches to transport through interacting quantum dots: Simplifications in fourth-order perturbation theory

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Koller, S ^a   Grifoni, M ^a   Leijnse, M ^b   Wegewijs, M R ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e JARA Fundamentals of Future Information Technology   (Germany)

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EID: 78650882577     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.235307     Document Type: Article

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