Random matrix theory: quantum chaos and universality in nanostructures

• Grant number: 11/08164-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: Mahir Saleh Hussein
• Grantee: Jorge Gabriel Gomes de Souza Ramos
• Host Institution: Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We plan to apply concepts of quantum chaos, namely, random matrix theory, in the description of electron conductance in nanosystems. In particular we propose study the autocorrelation function of quantum dots and graphene, through the density of maxima in the fluctuating conductance. (AU)