Quantum theory of electromechanical noise and momentum transfer statistics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A quantum mechanical theory is developed for the statistics of momentum transferred to the lattice by conduction electrons. Results for the electromechanical noise power in the semiclassical diffusive transport regime agree with a recent theory based on the Boltzmann-Langevin equation. All moments of the transferred momentum are calculated for a single-channel conductor with a localized scatterer, and compared with the known statistics of transmitted charge.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0206403,
title = {Quantum theory of electromechanical noise and momentum transfer statistics},
author = {M. Kindermann and C. W. J. Beenakker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0206403},
year = {2007}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures