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Ehrenfest-time dependence of weak localization in open quantum dots

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Semiclassical theory predicts that the weak localization correction to the conductance of a ballistic chaotic cavity is suppressed if the Ehrenfest time exceeds the dwell time in the cavity [I. L. Aleiner and A. I. Larkin, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 54}, 14424 (1996)]. We report numerical simulations of weak localization in the open quantum kicked rotator that confirm this prediction. Our results disagree with the `effective random matrix theory' of transport through ballistic chaotic cavities.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0505250,
  title  = {Ehrenfest-time dependence of weak localization in open quantum dots},
  author = {Saar Rahav and Piet W. Brouwer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0505250},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures