Fractal resistance in a transistor
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The experiments of Taylor et al. have shown remarkable self-similarity or fractal-like patterns in the resistance of a small semiconductor device. The findings of their experiments have raised questions regarding the relationship of classical chaos theory with quantum mechanics. The Sinai billiard has been used as a model for classical chaotic motion and the device studied by Taylor et al. is similar to this billiard. The resistance fluctuations seen in the finest magnetic-field scale are approximately smaller than those seen in previous studies of quantum billiards.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Chaos reduces species extinction by amplifying local population noise
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Chaos in ecology and population level can actually enhance species survival, albeit sometimes at the cost of a local population, by reducing synchrony among populations. Some have argued that rarity is a necessary consequence of chaos, but this threatens only those species that consist of a single population. Chaos also enhances the stabilizing effects of migration and subdivision.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Amplifying quantum signals with the single-electron transistor
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Single electron transistors are unlikely to replace field effect transistors in conventional electronics, but they are useful in ultra-low-noise analog applications.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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