Anderson Localization and Its Ramifications
Subtitle: Disorder, Phase Coherence, and Electron Correlations (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Contributors: Tobias Brandes (Editor); Stefan Kettemann (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9783540407850
Subjects: Mathematics and Science; Mesoscopic phenomena (Physics); Electron configuration; Science; Solid State Physics; Science/Mathematics; Physics; Material Science; Condensed matter theory; Mesoscopic physics; Technology / Material Science; Theoretical physics; Coherent states; Anderson model; Localization theory
First sentence: At low temperature T, a significant difference between the behavior of crystals on the one hand and disordered solids on the other is seen: sufficiently strong disorder can give rise to a transition of the transport properties from conducting behavior with finite resistance R to insulating behavior with R = oc as T > O as was pointed out by Anderson in 1958 [41.
Description: The phenomenon of localization of the electronic wave function in a random medium can be regarded as the key manifestation of quantum coherence in a condensed matter system. As one of the most remarkable phenomena in condensed matter physics discovered in the 20th century, the localization problem is an indispensable part of the theory of the quantum Hall effects and rivals superconductivity in its significance as a manifestation of quantum coherence at a macroscopic scale. The present volume, written by some of the leading experts in the field, is intended to highlight some of the recent progress in the field of localization, with particular emphasis on the effect of interactions on quantum coherence. The chapters are written in textbook style and should serve as a reliable and thorough introduction for advanced students or researchers already working in the field of mesoscopic physics.