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Tunneling and Universality in the Integer Quantum Hall Effect

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2008-02-03 v1

Abstract

We show analytically and numerically that omission of quantum interference from the Chalker-Coddington model of the integer quantum Hall effect gives a localization length exponent nu=4/3 as in ordinary two-dimensional percolation. Thus, contrary to semi-classical scaling arguments, tunneling alone does not lead to nu=7/3.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9706066,
  title  = {Tunneling and Universality in the Integer Quantum Hall Effect},
  author = {Alex Hansen and Janos Kertesz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9706066},
  year   = {2008}
}

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4 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures, Postscript