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Spectral properties for Hamiltonians describing pure-semiconductor quantum wires are discusssed. The curvature-induced bound states that exist in thin infinitely long wires are shown to turn into resonances when a finite-length wire is joined to a pair of macroscopic electrodes.
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Exner, P. (1991). Spectral Properties of Bent Quantum Wires. In: Boutet de Monvel, A., Dita, P., Nenciu, G., Purice, R. (eds) Recent Developments in Quantum Mechanics. Mathematical Physics Studies, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3282-4_14
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