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Floquet Formalism of Quantum Pumps

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We review Floquet formalism of quantum electron pumps. In the Floquet formalism the quantum pump is regarded as a time dependent scattering system, which allows us to go beyond the adiabatic limit. It can be shown that the well-known adiabatic formula given by Brouwer can be derived from the adiabatic limit of Floquet formalism. We compare various physical properties of the quantum pump both in the adiabatic and in the non-adiabatic regime using the Floquet theory.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0409338,
  title  = {Floquet Formalism of Quantum Pumps},
  author = {Sang Wook Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0409338},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Latex2e 16 pages, 6 figures. A review paper to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. B