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Resonance width distribution for high-dimensional random media

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We study the distribution of resonance widths P(G) for three-dimensional (3D) random scattering media and analyze how it changes as a function of the randomness strength. We are able to identify in P(G) the system-inherent fingerprints of the metallic, localized, and critical regimes. Based on the properties of resonance widths, we also suggest a new criterion for determining and analyzing the metal-insulator transition. Our theoretical predictions are verified numerically for the prototypical 3D tight-binding Anderson model.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509195,
  title  = {Resonance width distribution for high-dimensional random media},
  author = {Matthias Weiss and J. A. Mendez-Bermudez and Tsampikos Kottos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509195},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 8 figures