Papers by Philippe Jacquod
AIP Conference Proceedings
We investigate the behavior of the shot-noise power through quantum mechanical cavities in the se... more We investigate the behavior of the shot-noise power through quantum mechanical cavities in the semiclassical limit of small electronic wavelength. In the absence of impurity scattering, the Fano factor F, giving the noise to current ratio, was previously found to disappear as more and more classical, hence deterministic and noiseless transmission channels open up. We investigate the behavior of F as diffractive impurities are added inside the cavity. We find that F recovers its universal value provided (i) impurities cover the full cavity so that only a set of zero measure of classical trajectories may avoid them, and (ii) the impurity scattering rate exceeds the inverse dwell time through the cavity. If condition (i) is not satisfied, F saturates below its universal value, even in the limit of strong scattering. Our results corroborate the validity of the two-phase fluid model according to which the electronic flow splits into two well separated components, a classical deterministic fluid and a stochastic quantum-mechanical fluid. Only the latter carries shot-noise.
Long-time coherence in echo spectroscopy with /2--/2 pulse sequence
Phys Rev a, 2010
Motivated by atomic optics experiments, we investigate a class of fidelity functions describing t... more Motivated by atomic optics experiments, we investigate a class of fidelity functions describing the reconstruction of quantum states by time-reversal operations as M{sub Da}(t)=|<|e{sup iH}{sup t/2}e{sup iH}{sup t/2}e{sup -iH}{sup t/2}e{sup -iH}{sup t/2}|>|². We show that the decay of M{sub Da} is quartic in time at short times and that it freezes well above the ergodic value at long times, when
Quasiparticles in Anderson Insulators : a Scenario of Delocalization induced by Interactions
We investigate the influence that adding a new coupling has on the linear stability of the synchr... more We investigate the influence that adding a new coupling has on the linear stability of the synchronous state in coupled oscillators networks. Using a simple model we show that, depending on its location, the new coupling can lead to enhanced or reduced stability. We extend these results to electric power grids where a new line can lead to four different scenarios corresponding to enhanced or reduced grid stability as well as increased or decreased power flows. Our analysis shows that the Braess paradox may occur in any complex coupled system, where the synchronous state may be weakened and sometimes even destroyed by additional couplings.
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Phys Rev Lett, 2004
Two particles, initially in a product state, become entangled when they come together and start t... more Two particles, initially in a product state, become entangled when they come together and start to interact. Using semiclassical methods, we calculate the time evolution of the corresponding reduced density matrix ρ1, obtained by integrating out the degrees of freedom of one of the particles. To quantify the generation of entanglement, we calculate the purity P(t) = Tr[ρ1(t) 2 ]. We find that entanglement generation sensitively depends (i) on the interaction potential, especially on its strength and range, and (ii) on the nature of the underlying classical dynamics. Under general statistical assumptions, and for short-ranged interaction potentials, we find that P(t) decays exponentially fast if the two particles are required to interact in a chaotic environment, whereas it decays only algebraically in a regular system. In the chaotic case, the decay rate is given by the golden rule spreading of one-particle states due to the two-particle coupling, but cannot exceed the system's Lyapunov exponent.
Phys Rev B, 2001
We calculate the Josephson coupling energy $U_J(\phi)$ (related to the supercurrent $I=(2e/\hbar)... more We calculate the Josephson coupling energy $U_J(\phi)$ (related to the supercurrent $I=(2e/\hbar) dU_J/d\phi$) for a disordered normal metal between two superconductors with a phase difference $\phi$. We demonstrate that the symmetry of the scattering matrix of non-interacting quasiparticles in zero magnetic field implies that $U_J(\phi)$ has a minimum at $\phi=0$. A maximum (that would lead to a $\pi$-junction or negative superfluid density) is excluded for any realization of the disorder.
Physical Review B, 2001
We study a model of n interacting fermions in a disordered potential, which is assumed to generat... more We study a model of n interacting fermions in a disordered potential, which is assumed to generate uniformly fluctuating interaction matrix elements. We show that the ground state magnetization is systematically decreased by off-diagonal fluctuations of the interaction matrix elements. This effect is neglected in the Stoner picture of itinerant ferromagnetism in which the ground-state magnetization is simply determined by the balance between ferromagnetic exchange and kinetic energy, and increasing the interaction strength always favors ferromagnetism. The physical origin of the demagnetizing effect of interaction fluctuations is the larger number K of final states available for interaction-induced scattering in the lower spin sectors of the Hilbert space. We analyze the energetic role played by these fluctuations in the limits of small and large interaction U. In the small U limit we do second-order perturbation theory and identify explicitly transitions which are allowed for minimal spin and forbidden for higher spin. These transitions then on average lower the energy of the minimal spin ground state with respect to higher spin; we analytically evaluate the size of this reduction and find it to give a contribution ∆ s ∝ nU 2 /∆ to the spin gap between the two lowest spin ground-states. In term of an average effective Hamiltonian, these contributions induce a nU 2 S 2 /∆ term which decreases the strength of the ferromagnetic exchange, thereby delaying the onset of Stoner ferromagnetism, and generate a second, larger S term ∝ S 3 which results in a saturation of the ground-state spin before full polarization is achieved, in contrast to the Stoner scenario. For large interactions U we amplify on our earlier work [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3938 (2000)] which showed that the broadening of the many-body density of states is proportional to √ KU and hence favors minimal spin. Numerical results are presented in both limits. After evaluating the effect of fluctuations, we discuss the competition between fluctuations plus kinetic energy and the exchange energy. We finally present numerical results for specific microscopic models and relate them to our generic model of fluctuations. We discuss the different physical situations to which such models may correspond, the importance of interaction fluctuations, and hence the relevance of our results to these situations and recall an experimental setup which we proposed in an earlier work 1 to measure the importance of interaction fluctuations on the ground-state spin of lateral quantum dots in the Coulomb blockade regime.
Physical Review B, 2000
We introduce a random interaction matrix model (RIMM) for finite-size strongly interacting fermio... more We introduce a random interaction matrix model (RIMM) for finite-size strongly interacting fermionic systems whose single-particle dynamics is chaotic. The model is applied to Coulomb blockade quantum dots with irregular shape to describe the crossover of the peak spacing distribution from a Wigner-Dyson to a Gaussian-like distribution. The crossover is universal within the random matrix model and is shown to depend on a single parameter: a scaled fluctuation width of the interaction matrix elements. The crossover observed in the RIMM is compared with the results of an Anderson model with Coulomb interactions.
Physical Review B, 2001
We calculate the Josephson coupling energy UJ (φ) (related to the supercurrent I = (2e/)dUJ /dφ) ... more We calculate the Josephson coupling energy UJ (φ) (related to the supercurrent I = (2e/)dUJ /dφ) for a disordered normal metal between two superconductors with a phase difference φ. We demonstrate that the symmetry of the scattering matrix of non-interacting quasiparticles in zero magnetic field implies that UJ (φ) has a minimum at φ = 0. A maximum (that would lead to a π-junction or negative superfluid density) is excluded for any realization of the disorder.
Delocalization of Interacting Quasiparticle Pairs above the Fermi Sea
physica status solidi (b), 1998
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Classical dynamics, entanglement production, decoherence and quantum irreversibility
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We calculate the interaction kernel K for two-dimensional diffusive electrons. The screening of t... more We calculate the interaction kernel K for two-dimensional diffusive electrons. The screening of the Coulomb interaction together with the Fermi statistics induces a spin selection rule for electronelectron scattering so that in leading order in the inverse conductance only pairs of electrons with antiparallel spins do scatter. At low temperature, this results in a larger coherence length for fully polarized electrons and thus in a positive in-plane magnetoresistance. An applied in-plane magnetic field also induces a nonmonotonous behavior of K at finite temperature. Alternatively, the vanishing of the scattering in the triplet channel strongly reduces ferromagnetism deep in the metallic regime. These effects weaken as the density of charge carriers is reduced.
Magnetoelectric spin accumulation in mesoscopic conductors
We present a calculation of the electrically induced spin accumulation in mesoscopic systems in p... more We present a calculation of the electrically induced spin accumulation in mesoscopic systems in presence of both Rashba (with strength alpha) and Dresselhaus (with strength beta)spin-orbit interactions. For diffusive systems, we follow a diffusion equation approach to show that magnetoelectric effects disappear and that there is thus no spin accumulation when alpha=±beta. We show however that the singularity is broadened and that the suppression of spin accumulation becomes physically relevant (i) in finite-sized systems, (ii) in the presence of a cubic Dresselhaus interaction, or (iii) for finite frequency measurements. For ballistic systems, we present a novel scattering approach to (global) spin accumulation where charge and spin-dependent chemical potentials are extracted by an external probe. In this way the total spin accumulation, including its average and mesoscopic fluctuations, as well as its correlations with spin currents can be calculated from the statistics of transmis...
We construct a scattering theory of weakly nonlinear thermoelectric transport through mesoscopic ... more We construct a scattering theory of weakly nonlinear thermoelectric transport through mesoscopic conductors. To preserve gauge invariance interaction induced potentials within the conductor must be self-consistently determined. We describe how to do this and apply our theory to calculating the leading nonlinear contribution to both electrical and heat currents. We present sum rules for our nonlinear response coefficients that must hold for current conservation and gauge invariance to be satisfied. We illustrate the method by investigating the thermoelectric response of a quantum point contact and a resonant tunneling barrier.
Measuring mesoscopic spin currents by spin-to-charge conversion
A number of theoretical investigations show that spin currents can be magneto-electrically genera... more A number of theoretical investigations show that spin currents can be magneto-electrically generated by passing electric currents through spin-orbit coupled quantum dots. Measuring these currents has however not been achieved to date. In this talk, we present a theoretical proposal for measuring such mesoscopic spin currents with a voltage probe connected to the quantum dot via a single channel quantum
Physical Review B, 1997
The problem of two interacting particles in a quasiperiodic potential is addressed. Using analyti... more The problem of two interacting particles in a quasiperiodic potential is addressed. Using analytical and numerical methods, we explore the spectral properties and eigenstates structure from the weak to the strong interaction case. More precisely, a semiclassical approach based on non commutative geometry techniques permits to understand the intricate structure of such a spectrum. An interaction induced localization effect is furthermore emphasized. We discuss the application of our results on a two-dimensional model of two particles in a uniform magnetic field with on-site interaction.
Physical Review E, 2001
The overlap of two wave packets evolvmg m time with shghtly different Hamiltomans decays exponent... more The overlap of two wave packets evolvmg m time with shghtly different Hamiltomans decays exponentially a e~y', for perturbation strengths U greater than the level spacing Δ We present numencal evidence for a dynamical System that the decay rate γ is given by the smallest of the Lyapunov exponent λ of the classical chaotic dynarrucs and the level broadening ί/ 2 /Δ that follows from the golden rule of quantum mechanics This imphes the ränge of vahdity U> \j\Ä for the perturbation-strength independent decay rate discovered by Jalabert and Pastawski [
Electron Scrambling in Coulomb Blockade Quantum Dots
When electrons are added to a quantum dot in the Coulomb blockade regime, the effective single-pa... more When electrons are added to a quantum dot in the Coulomb blockade regime, the effective single-particle wave functions and energies change, a phenomenon known in the statistical regime as electron scrambling. We have investigated the effect of electron-electron interactions on scrambling using the self-consistent Hartree-Fock approximation for both diffusive and ballistic dots. We have studied the dependence of the scrambling rate on the physical parameters of the dot for various boundary conditions. In particular, hard-wall boundary conditions allow the accumulation of surface charges that lead to increased fluctuations and faster scrambling. We discuss the significance of these results for Coulomb blockade tunneling experiments.
Physical Review Letters, 2002
Quantum states extended over a large volume in phase space have oscillations from quantum interfe... more Quantum states extended over a large volume in phase space have oscillations from quantum interferences in their Wigner distribution on scales smaller thanh [W.H. Zurek, Nature 412, 712 (2001)]. We investigate the influence of those sub-Planck scale structures on the sensitivity to an external perturbation of the state's time evolution. While we do find an accelerated decay of the Loschmidt Echo for an extended state in comparison to a localized wavepacket, the acceleration is described entirely by the classical Lyapunov exponent and hence cannot originate from quantum interference.
Physical Review Letters, 1997
We study the level spacing statistics P (s) in many-body Fermi systems and determine a critical t... more We study the level spacing statistics P (s) in many-body Fermi systems and determine a critical two-body interaction strength Uc at which a crossover from Poisson to Wigner-Dyson statistics takes place. Near the Fermi level the results allow to find a critical temperature T ch above which quantum chaos and thermalization set in.
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