A quantum system can undergo a continuous phase transition at the absolute zero of
temperature as some parameter entering its Hamiltonian is varied. These transitions are …

The quantum dynamics of tunnel junctions with very small capacitance, such that k BT< e
2/2C, is investigated. We derive the quantum mechanical description from the microscopic …

NATURE abounds with phase transitions. The boiling and freezing of water are everyday
examples of phase transitions, as are more exotic processes such as superconductivity and …

The onset of superconductivity in homogeneous ultrathin films is found to occur when their
normal-state sheet resistance falls below a value close to h/4 e 2, the quantum resistance for …

Granular metals are arrays of metallic particles of a size ranging usually from a few to
hundreds of nanometers embedded into an insulating matrix. Metallic granules are often …

Josephson-junction arrays are ideal model systems to study a variety of phenomena such as
phase transitions, frustration effects, vortex dynamics and chaos. In this review, we focus on …

We discuss an open driven-dissipative many-body system, in which the competition of
unitary Hamiltonian and dissipative Liouvillian dynamics leads to a nonequilibrium phase …

The evolution of superconductivity in ultrathin films of Sn, Pb, Ga, Al, and In has been
examined as a function of thickness and temperature. The films were grown in increments by …

The enormous experimental progress in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics
during the last decades allows us nowadays to isolate single, a few or even many-body …

Fermi liquid theory forms the basis for our understanding of the majority of metals: their
resistivity arises from the scattering of well defined quasiparticles at a rate where, in the low …