Quantum and semi-classical percolation and breakdown in disordered solids

This set of extensive tutorial reviews and lectures focusses on the semi-classical and quantum aspects of percolation methods and their application to breakdown phenomena in disordered composite or granular materials. It sets out to connect - for the first time and in a coherent fashion - many recent theoretical and experimental advances in adjacent fields, such as the investigation of nonlinear current-voltage characteristics of 'quantum-dotted' materials or Zener breakdown in Mott or Anderson insulators. Last but not least, a final chapter explores the application of quantum percolation methods to the rapidly emerging field of quantum computing and communication Sets out to connect - for the first time and in a coherent fashion - many recent theoretical and experimental advances in the field of quantum percolation methods applied to breakdown phenomena in composite materials INDICE: Classical Percolation.- Nonlinear Response, Semi-classical Percolation and Breakdown in the RRTN Model.- Quantum Transmittance Through Random Media.- Quantum Percolation in Two Dimensions.- Quantum Percolation in Disordered Structures.- Quantum Percolation in the Quantum Hall Regime.- Percolative Quantum Transport in Manganites.- Classical and Quantum Breakdown in Disordered Materials.- Nonequilibrium Quantum Breakdown in a Strongly correlated ElectronSystem.- Percolation in Quantum Computation and Communication.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-85427-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés