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Anderson localization and Supersymmetry

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2010-07-13 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

The supersymmetry method for study of disordered systems is shortly reviewed. The discussion starts with a historical introduction followed by an explanation of the idea of using Grassmann anticommuting variables for investigating disordered metals. After that the nonlinear supermatrix σ\sigma-model is derived. Solution of several problems obtained with the help of the σ\sigma-model is presented. This includes the problem of the level statistics in small metal grains, localization in wires and films, and Anderson metal-insulator transition. Calculational schemes developed for studying these problems form the basis of subsequent applications of the supersymmetry approach.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2632,
  title  = {Anderson localization and Supersymmetry},
  author = {K. B. Efetov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2632},
  year   = {2010}
}

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Submitted as a chapter in the book "Fifty Years of Anderson Localization"

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