1. Selected topics in condensed matter physics (0321.4074): Low dimensional and mesoscopic electronic systems Selected topics in condensed matter physics (0321.4074): Low dimensional and mesoscopic electronic systems Prof. Ora Entin-Wohlman Shenkar 416 Tel: 6408524 e-mail: entin@post.tau.ac.il

2. references: “Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics” by Y. Imry (Oxford University Press); “Transport in Nanostructures” by D. K. Ferry and S. M. Goodnick (Cambridge University Press); “Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids” by B. L. Altshuler, P. A. Lee, and R. A. Webb (North- Holland); “The Quantum Hall Effect” by R. E. Prange and S. M. Girvin (Springer);

3. Contents: Quantum transport; Anderson localization; Thermally activated conductance in the localized regime; The scaling theory of localization; Dephasing; Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties; Persistent currents; Quantum interference effects in transport properties; The integer quantum Hall effect; Noise in mesoscopic systems; Mesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections;

22. “ Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics”, Y. Imry, (Oxford University Press) “Transport in Nanostructures”, D. K. Ferry and S. M. Goodnick (Cambridge University Press) “Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids”, B. L. Altshuler, P. A. Lee, and R. A. Webb (North-Holland) “The Quantum Hall Effect”, R. E. Prange and S. M. Girvin (Springer) Quantum transport; Anderson localization; Thermally activated conductance in the localized regime; The scaling theory of localization; Dephasing; \Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties; Persistent currents; \item Quantum interference effects in transport properties; \item The integer quantum Hall effect; \item Noise in mesoscopic systems; \item Mesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections; Quantum transport; Anderson localization; Thermally activated conductance in the localized regime; The scaling theory of localization; Dephasing; Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties; Persistent currents; Quantum interference effects in transport properties; The integer quantum Hall effect; Noise in mesoscopic systems; Mesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections;