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Density matrix for a mesoscopic current ribbon

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We consider an ideal mesoscopic ribbon in which a steady azimuthal current is generated. We show that the closed interacting electron system in the presence of the current is described by a density matrix which is that of an equilibrium system without current but with a constrained Hamiltonian.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9310072,
  title  = {Density matrix for a mesoscopic current ribbon},
  author = {O. Heinonen and M. D. Johnson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9310072},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, no figures. RevTeX 3.0 (UCF-CM-93-007)