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Anderson Transitions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2008-10-20 v1 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

Abstract

The physics of Anderson transitions between localized and metallic phases in disordered systems is reviewed. The term ``Anderson transition'' is understood in a broad sense, including both metal-insulator transitions and quantum-Hall-type transitions between phases with localized states. The emphasis is put on recent developments, which include: multifractality of critical wave functions, criticality in the power-law random banded matrix model, symmetry classification of disordered electronic systems, mechanisms of criticality in quasi-one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems and survey of corresponding critical theories, network models, and random Dirac Hamiltonians. Analytical approaches are complemented by advanced numerical simulations.

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@article{arxiv.0707.4378,
  title  = {Anderson Transitions},
  author = {F. Evers and A. D. Mirlin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.4378},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

63 pages, 39 figures, submitted to Rev. Mod. Phys

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