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Introduction to mesoscopic physics

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In this paper, the authors present a list of symbols for mesoscopics with superconductivity, including the Kubo-Greenwood conductivity and the Edwards-Thouless relation.
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Preface Preface to the second edition List of symbols 1. Introduction and a brief review of experimental systems 2. Quantum transport, Anderson Localization 3. Dephasing by coupling with the environment, application to Coulomb electron-electron interactions in metals 4. Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties 5. Quantum interference effects in transport properties, the Landauer formulation and applications 6. The Quantum Hall Effect 7. Mesoscopics with superconductivity 8. Noise in mesoscopic systems 9. Concluding remarks A. The Kubo, linear response, formulation B. The Kubo-Greenwood Conductivity and the Edwards-Thouless Relationships C. The Aharonov-Bohm Effect and the Byers-Yang and Bloch Theorem D. Derivation of matrix elements in the diffusion regime E. Careful treatment of dephasing in 2D conductors at low temperatures F. Anomalies in the density of states (DOS) G. Quasiclassical theory of spectral correlations H. Details of the four-terminal formulation I. Universality of the conductance fluctuations in terms of the universal correlation of transmission eigenvalues J. The conductance of ballistic 'point contacts'

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