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Stroboscopic model of transport through a quantum dot with spin-orbit scattering

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present an open version of the symplectic kicked rotator as a stroboscopic model of electrical conduction through an open ballistic quantum dot with spin-orbit scattering. We demonstrate numerically and analytically that the model reproduces the universal weak localization and weak anti-localization peak in the magnetoconductance, as predicted by random-matrix theory (RMT). We also study the transition from weak localization to weak anti-localization with increasing strength of the spin-orbit scattering, and find agreement with RMT.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0508556,
  title  = {Stroboscopic model of transport through a quantum dot with spin-orbit scattering},
  author = {J. H. Bardarson and J. Tworzydlo and C. W. J. Beenakker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0508556},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures