Magnetic flux in mesoscopic rings: Quantum Smoluchowski regime

J. Dajka, L. Machura, Sz. Rogoziński, and J. Łuczka
Phys. Rev. B 76, 045337 – Published 31 July 2007

Abstract

Magnetic flux in mesoscopic rings in the quantum Smoluchowski regime is investigated. Quantum corrections to the dissipative current are shown to form multistable steady states and can result in statistical enhancement of the magnetic flux. The relevance of quantum correction effects is supported via the entropic criterion. A possible application for a qutrit architecture of quantum information is proposed.

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  • Received 28 December 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.76.045337

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Dajka, L. Machura, Sz. Rogoziński, and J. Łuczka

  • Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

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Vol. 76, Iss. 4 — 15 July 2007

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