Quantum-to-classical crossover of mesoscopic conductance fluctuations

Tworzydlo, J.; Tajic, A.; Beenakker, C. W. J.

Quantum-to-classical crossover of mesoscopic conductance fluctuations

Authors

Tworzydlo, J.

Tajic, A.

Beenakker, C. W. J.

Description

We calculate the system-size-over-wave-length ($M$) dependence of sample-to-sample conductance fluctuations, using the open kicked rotator to model chaotic scattering in a ballistic quantum dot coupled by two $N$-mode point contacts to electron reservoirs. Both a fully quantum mechanical and a semiclassical calculation are presented, and found to be in good agreement. The mean squared conductance fluctuations reach the universal quantum limit of random-matrix-theory for small systems. For large systems they increase $\propto M^2$ at fixed mean dwell time $τ_D \propto M/N$. The universal quantum fluctuations dominate over the nonuniversal classical fluctuations if $N < \sqrt{M}$. When expressed as a ratio of time scales, the quantum-to-classical crossover is governed by the ratio of Ehrenfest time and ergodic time.
5 pages, 5 figures: one figure added, references updated