title: Charge transport through single molecules, quantum dots and quantum wires.
abstract: We review recent progress in the theoretical description of correlation and quantum fluctuation phenomena in charge transport through single molecules, quantum dots and quantum wires. Various physical phenomena are addressed, relating to cotunneling, pair-tunneling, adiabatic quantum pumping, charge and spin fluctuations, and inhomogeneous Luttinger liquids. We review theoretical many-body methods to treat correlation effects, quantum fluctuations, non-equilibrium physics, and the time evolution into the stationary state of complex nanoelectronic systems.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Theoretische Physik A, RWTH Aachen, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andergassen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meden
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schoeller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Splettstoesser
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wegewijs