Tau-function theory of chaotic quantum transport with \(\beta = 1, 2, 4\) (Q380336)

In this paper the authors study several properties of the cumulants and of their generating functions of the conductance, shot noise and Wigner delay time in ballistic quantum dots for all the symmetry classes \(\beta\in\{1,2,4\}\). They focus on the behaviour for finite numbers of quantum channels \(n\) and at leading order as \(n\rightarrow\infty\). The main results are the limiting formula as \(n\rightarrow\infty\) of the cumulants as differential equations, which are satisfied by the cumulant generating functions at finite \(n\). The authors derive finite \(n\) as well as asymptotic recurrence relations that are effective to compute cumulants of arbitrary order. The approach is based on the integrable theory of \(\tau\)-functions that are deformations of certain matrix integrals.