Anderson transitions
Abstract
The physics of Anderson transitions between localized and metallic phases in disordered systems is reviewed. The term “Anderson transition” is understood in a broad sense, including both metal-insulator transitions and quantum-Hall-type transitions between phases with localized states. The emphasis is put on recent developments, which include multifractality of critical wave functions, criticality in the power-law random banded matrix model, symmetry classification of disordered electronic systems, mechanisms of criticality in quasi-one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems and survey of corresponding critical theories, network models, and random Dirac Hamiltonians. Analytical approaches are complemented by advanced numerical simulations.
- Publication:
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Reviews of Modern Physics
- Pub Date:
- October 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1103/RevModPhys.80.1355
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0707.4378
- Bibcode:
- 2008RvMP...80.1355E
- Keywords:
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- 71.30.+h;
- 73.43.-f;
- 72.15.Rn;
- 73.20.Fz;
- Metal-insulator transitions and other electronic transitions;
- Quantum Hall effects;
- Localization effects;
- Weak or Anderson localization;
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect;
- Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
- E-Print:
- 63 pages, 39 figures, submitted to Rev. Mod. Phys