Nanophysics : coherence and transport : École d'Été de Physique des Houches : Session LXXXI : 28 June-30 July, 2004, Euro Summer School, Nato Advanced Study Institute, Ecole Thematique du CNRS /

The developments of nanofabrication have enabled the design of electronic systems that exhibit spectacular signatures of quantum coherence. Basic concepts and analytical tools needed to understand nanophysics are presented in a series of theoretical fundamental courses.