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Quantum dots pose an interesting problem in which three complications- disorder, interaction and finite size- come together. I describe progress that can be made by combining Random Matrix Theory (RMT) and the Renormalization Group (RG) to attack the problem.
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Shankar, R. Dots for Dummies. J Stat Phys 125, 1173–1182 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-005-9018-2
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