articleReviews of Modern PhysicsOct 17, 2008GREEN OA

Anderson transitions

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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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…

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Keywords
  • Physics
  • Criticality
  • Anderson localization
  • Statistical physics
  • Anderson impurity model
  • Critical exponent
  • Random matrix
  • Condensed matter physics
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