Quasiclassical Green’s function approach to mesoscopic superconductivity

Recent experiments on mesoscopic normal metal/superconductor heterostructures resolve properties on length scales and at low temperatures such that the temperature is below the Thouless energyk_BT ≤ E_Th. We describe the properties of these systems within the framework of quasiclassical many-body techniques. Diffusive and ballistic systems are covered, both in equilibrium and nonequilibrium situations. Thereby we demonstrate the common physical basis of various subtopics.