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Wannier Functions for Lattices in a Magnetic Field II: Extensions to Irrational Fields

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

This paper extends earlier work on the definition of Wannier functions for Bloch electrons in a magnetic field. Extensions to irrational as well as rational magnetic fields are defined, and their properties investigated. The results are used to give a generalisation of the Peierls effective Hamiltonian which is valid when the magnetic flux per unit cell is close to any rational number.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0002179,
  title  = {Wannier Functions for Lattices in a Magnetic Field II: Extensions to Irrational Fields},
  author = {Michael Wilkinson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0002179},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages, TeX, no figures