Course Identification

Title:

Theory of quantum transport: Disorder, Symmetries and Interactions.

Code:

20211032

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Karen Michaeli

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2021

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Monday, 14:15 - 16:00
Thursday, 14:15 - 15:00

First Lecture:

05/04/2021

End date:

15/07/2021

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 3.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 3.00 points

Comments

All courses in the second semester will be held on-line via zoom.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

20

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

50%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

4

Syllabus

Transport theory: Kubo formula, quantum kinetic equation, weak disorder effects Landauer formula.
Mesoscopic systems: universal conductance fluctuations, transport in 1D (bosonization).
Strong disorder and localization: replica, supersymmetry and scaling.
Interacting systems: disordered superconductors, electric and thermal transport.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to be acquainted with important effects in transport theory, localization and the interplay of disorder and interactions. Understand and apply basic methods for disordered systems

Reading List

N/A

Website

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