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The idea of nondissipative, persistent currents in mesoscopic metallic or semiconducting rings and cyclinders appears counterintuitive, because it contradicts our experience with currents in macroscopic metals. On the other hand such orbital currents are well known properties of atoms. A comparative study of nondissipative ring currents in different finite quantum systems is therefore of interest. In this paper the properties of atoms, mesoscopic metallic or semiconducting rings and cylinders and elongated molecules called carbon nanotubes are discussed and compared.
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Czechowska, M., Szopa, M. & Zipper, E. Nondissipative Orbital Currents in Finite Quantum Systems: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 1107–1118 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025447312296
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