Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Paris-Sud University, FrancePresents results that redefine the state of the art in mesoscopic circuitsConfirms important predictions relating to Kondo fixed pointsIncludes direct visualization of quantum criticality and the associated quantum phase transition

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Paris-Sud University, France Presents results that redefine the state of the art in mesoscopic circuits Confirms important predictions relating to Kondo fixed points Includes direct visualization of quantum criticality and the associated quantum phase transition

Inhalt
Introduction.- Charge Quantization.- Multi-channel Kondo Effect.- Quantum Phase Transition in Multi-channel Kondo Systems.- Outlook.