Mesoscopic fluctuations in stochastic spacetime

K. Shiokawa
Phys. Rev. D 62, 024002 – Published 1 June 2000
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Abstract

Mesoscopic effects associated with wave propagation in spacetime with metric stochasticity are studied. We show that the scalar and spinor waves in a stochastic spacetime behave similarly to the electrons in a disordered system. Viewing this as the quantum transport problem, mesoscopic fluctuations in such a spacetime are discussed. The conductance and its fluctuations are expressed in terms of a nonlinear sigma model in the closed time path formalism. We show that the conductance fluctuations are universal, independent of the volume of the stochastic region and the amount of stochasticity.

  • Received 18 January 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.024002

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

K. Shiokawa*

  • Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J1

  • *Email address: kshiok@phys.ualberta.ca

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Vol. 62, Iss. 2 — 15 July 2000

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