Electron transport in interacting hybrid mesoscopic systems
arXiv:cond-mat/0208156 · doi:10.1140/epjb/e2003-00115-6
Abstract
A unified theory for the current through a nanoscale region of interacting electrons connected to two leads which can be either ferromagnet or superconductor is presented, yielding Meir-Wingreen-type formulas when applied to specific circumstances. In such a formulation, the requirement of gauge invariance for the current is satisfied automatically. Moreover, one can judge unambiguously what quantities can be measured in the transport experiment.