We study the scaling properties of the conductance fluctuations due to quantum
interference in linear quantum-dot arrays. The key finding of our study is of a common
scaling behaviour of the fluctuations, according to which their amplitude varies in
direct proportion to the total conductance of the system, independently of the
size of the arrays. We argue that such behaviour is inconsistent with a classical
scaling of incoherently coupled dots, but is reasonable for that expected when
dephasing arises from the interaction of the quantum system with its external
environment.
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