Chaos and Interacting Electrons in Ballistic Quantum Dots

We show that the classical dynamics of independent particles can determine the quantum properties of interacting electrons in the ballistic regime. This connection is established using diagrammatic perturbation theory and semiclassical finite-temperature Green functions. Specifically, the orbital ma...

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Published in:Physical review letters Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 895 - 899
Main Authors: Ullmo, Denis, Baranger, Harold U., Richter, Klaus, von Oppen, Felix, Jalabert, Rodolfo A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 02-02-1998
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Summary:We show that the classical dynamics of independent particles can determine the quantum properties of interacting electrons in the ballistic regime. This connection is established using diagrammatic perturbation theory and semiclassical finite-temperature Green functions. Specifically, the orbital magnetism is greatly enhanced over the Landau susceptibility by the combined effects of interactions and finite size. The presence of families of periodic orbits in regular systems makes their susceptibility parametrically larger than that of chaotic systems, a difference which emerges from correlation terms.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.895