The properties of quasi-two-dimensional semiconductor quantum dots are reviewed.
Experimental techniques for measuring the electronic shell structure and the effect of …

The variational method complemented with the use of explicitly correlated Gaussian basis
functions is one of the most powerful approaches currently used for calculating the …

We review some electron transport experiments on few-electron, vertical quantum dot
devices. The measurement of current versus source-drain voltage and gate voltage is used …

We present a systematic investigation of the elastic, electronic, and linear optical properties
of quantum dot double heterostructures in the frame of eight-band k⋅ p theory. Numerical …

Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is
leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are …

The nucleus is one of the most multifaceted many-body systems in the Universe. It exhibits a
multitude of responses depending on the way one “probes” it. With increasing technical …

The ground-state energy of the two-dimensional uniform electron gas has been calculated
with a fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo method, including backflow correlations, for a wide …

Theoretical approaches to one-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional quantum rings with
a few electrons are reviewed. Discrete Hubbard-type models and continuum models are …

The crossover from weak to strong correlations in parabolic quantum dots at zero magnetic
field is studied by numerically exact path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for up to eight …

Investigations of emergent symmetry breaking phenomena occurring in small finite-size
systems are reviewed, with a focus on the strongly correlated regime of electrons in two …