This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourteenth Thniguchi Symposium on the Theory of Condensed Matter, which was held from November 10 to 14, 1991, at the Shima Kanko Hotel, Shima, Japan. The topic of the symposium was Physics 0/ Mesoscopic Systems. Mesoscopic systems have been developed band in band with the recent progress in nanotechnology and are the melting pot of basic science and technology. In nanostructures, the quantum effect of the electron wave manifests itself because of the limited dimensionality of the structure. The most typical features of these structures are the discreteness of the energy spectrum and the interference effect of electron waves, which have led to various fascinating phenomena. The purpose of this symposium was to discuss the latest developments in mesoscopic systems, especially transport phenomena, from the viewpoint of basic physics. This volume starts with an introduction to the field of mesoscopic systems together with the paper by Prof. R. Kubo, who was the first to note the existence of particular features of discrete energy levels in small metallic particles. In Part II the electronic states of quantum dots and the conductance through them are discussed. Tunneling via small structures and junctions is studied in Part ill.

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I Introduction.- Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Systems: An Introduction (With 21 Figures).- Meso-scopic Physics of Small Metallic Particles.- II Quantum Dots.- Small Structures: A Laboratory for Studying Strongly Interacting Systems (With 1 Figure).- Statistical Theory of Coulomb Blockade and Resonant Tunneling Oscillations in Quantum Dots (With 4 Figures).- Electron Charge Distribution and Transport in Mesoscopic Systems (With 3 Figures).- Electronic Properties of Quantum Dots and Quantum Rings in Magnetic Fields (With 7 Figures).- III Tunneling.- Single Charges in Networks of Small Capacitance Tunnel Junctions (With 7 Figures).- Fermi-Surface Effects in Small-Capacitance Tunnel Junctions (With 1 Figure).- Tunneling Processes in Double Barrier Structures (With 3 Figures).- IV Conductance Fluctuation.- Quantum Interference in Ballistic Cavities: Conductance Fluctuations and Weak Localization (With 4 Figures).- Numerical and Analytical Studies of Quantum Transport in Quantum Wires (With 10 Figures).- Enhancement of Conductance Fluctuations in the Diffusive and Near the Ballastic Regimes (With 7 Figures).- V Quantum Wires.- Magnetotransport in Quantum Wires with Boundary Roughness (With 8 Figures).- Shape Dependence of Ballistic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems (With 12 Figures).- Application of the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz Formula to the Evaluation of Wave Functions in Mesoscopic Systems (With 2 Figures).- Quantum Mechanics of an Electron on a Curved Surface (With 2 Figures).- Nonlocal Coupling of Magnetoplasma Modes in Lateral Quantum-Wire Superlattices (With 4 Figures).- VI Quantum Hall Effects.- Roles of Bulk Extended States in Quantum Wires in High Magnetic Fields (With 7 Figures).- Probes as Part of the System in the Quantum Hall Regime (With 3 Figures).- VII Persistent Current and Orbital Magnetism.- Spectral Correlations, Symmetry Breaking and Novel Orbital Magnetic Effects in Mesoscopics (With 1 Figure).- Fluctuation of the Orbital Magnetism (With 4 Figures).- VIII Proximity Effect of Superconductivity.- Three "Universal" Mesoscopic Josephson Effects (With 3 Figures).- DC Josephson Effect of Superconducting Quantum Point Contacts (With 3 Figures).- Fluctuations of Josephson Currents in Mesoscopic Systems (With 7 Figures).- Phase Coherence of Normal Electrons in Mesoscopic Composite Systems with Normal and Superconducting Segments (With 5 Figures).- Index of Contributors.