A quasiclassical approach to strongly correlated quantum dots in intense magnetic fields.

We present a general quasiclassical description of parabolic many-electron quantum dots in the limit of high magnetic fields. The key points of our approach are the transition to a rotating frame of reference, in order to decouple rotational and vibrational modes, as well as the recognition and inclusion of the role of potential anisotropy felt by the vibrational modes. We are able to obtain the complete wavefunction of quantum dots containing any number of electrons in the Gaussian form, and present results concerning inter-particle correlation and deformation of large quantum dots.