Semiclassical Theory of Conductance and Noise in Open Chaotic Cavities

Ya. M. Blanter and E. V. Sukhorukov
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1280 – Published 7 February 2000
PDFExport Citation

Abstract

Conductance and shot noise of an open cavity with diffusive boundary scattering are calculated within the Boltzmann-Langevin approach. In particular, conductance contains a nonuniversal geometric contribution, originating from the presence of open contacts. Subsequently, universal expressions for multiterminal conductance and noise, valid for all chaotic cavities, are obtained classically, based on the fact that the distribution function in the cavity depends only on energy, and using the principle of minimal correlations.

  • Received 30 April 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1280

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Ya. M. Blanter1 and E. V. Sukhorukov2,*

  • 1Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
  • 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

  • *On leave from the Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia.

References (Subscription Required)

Click to Expand
Issue

Vol. 84, Iss. 6 — 7 February 2000

Reuse & Permissions
Access Options
Author publication services for translation and copyediting assistance advertisement

Authorization Required


×
×

Images

×

Sign up to receive regular email alerts from Physical Review Letters

Log In

Cancel
×

Search


Article Lookup

Paste a citation or DOI

Enter a citation
×