The Landauer Formula: a Magic Mantra Revisited

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We review the conceptual structure of the Landauer theory of electron transport in the light of quantum kinetics, the orthodox framework for describing conductance at all scales. In a straightforward analysis, we assess popular claims for a rational link between Landauer theory on the one hand, and orthodox microscopics on the other. The need to explicitly include inelastic (dissipative) carrier relaxation is key to any well-posed microscopic model of open-system mesoscopic transport.
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Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/21290

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304573
 http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304573
 In Proceedings of XXVI International Workshop on Condensed-Matter Theories, J. da Providencia ed. (Nova Science, New York, 2003)

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