Decoherence, entanglement and irreversibility in quantum dynamical systems with few degrees of freedom

P Jacquod, C Petitjean - Advances in Physics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In this review we summarize and amplify recent investigations of coupled quantum
dynamical systems with few degrees of freedom in the short-wavelength, semiclassical limit …

Quantum coherent three-terminal thermoelectrics: maximum efficiency at given power output

RS Whitney - Entropy, 2016 - mdpi.com
This work considers the nonlinear scattering theory for three-terminal thermoelectric devices
used for power generation or refrigeration. Such systems are quantum phase-coherent …

Dephasing in quantum chaotic transport: A semiclassical approach

RS Whitney, P Jacquod, C Petitjean - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter …, 2008 - APS
We investigate the effect of dephasing (decoherence) on quantum transport through open
chaotic ballistic conductors in the semiclassical limit of small Fermi wavelength to system …

Conductance fluctuations in chaotic systems with tunnel barriers

D Waltner, J Kuipers, P Jacquod, K Richter - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2012 - APS
Quantum effects are expected to disappear in the short-wavelength, semiclassical limit. As a
matter of fact, recent investigations of transport through quantum chaotic systems have …

Semiclassical transport in nearly symmetric quantum dots. I. Symmetry breaking in the dot

RS Whitney, H Schomerus, M Kopp - … E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter …, 2009 - APS
We apply the semiclassical theory of transport to quantum dots with exact and approximate
spatial symmetries; left-right mirror symmetry, up-down mirror symmetry, inversion symmetry …

Semiclassical approach to the ac conductance of chaotic cavities

C Petitjean, D Waltner, J Kuipers, İ Adagideli… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
We address frequency-dependent quantum transport through mesoscopic conductors in the
semiclassical limit. By generalizing the trajectory-based semiclassical theory of dc quantum …

Quantum corrections to transport in graphene: a trajectory-based semiclassical analysis

M Schneider, PW Brouwer - New Journal of Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We review a calculation of the quantum corrections to electrical transport in graphene, using
the trajectory-based semiclassical method. Compared to conventional metals, for graphene …

Semiclassical theory of the interaction correction to the conductance of antidot arrays

M Schneider, G Schwiete, PW Brouwer - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2013 - APS
Electron-electron interactions are responsible for a correction to the conductance of a
diffusive metal, the “Altshuler-Aronov correction” δ G AA. Here, we study the counterpart of …

Transmission through a noisy network

D Waltner, U Smilansky - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum graphs with leads to infinity serve as convenient models for studying various
aspects of systems which are usually attributed to chaotic scattering. They are also studied …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamics of Decoherence, Entanglement and Quantum Irreversibility

P Jacquod, C Petitjean - arxiv preprint arxiv:0806.0987, 2008 - academia.edu
This review summarizes and amplifies on recent investigations of coupled quantum
dynamical systems in the short wavelength limit. We formulate and attempt to answer three …