Abstract

Arguments are presented that the $T=0$ conductance $G$ of a disordered electronic system depends on its length scale $L$ in a universal manner. Asymptotic forms are obtained for the scaling function $\ensuremath{\beta}(G)=\frac{d\mathrm{ln}G}{d\mathrm{ln}L}$, valid for both $G\ensuremath{\ll}{G}_{c}\ensuremath{\simeq}\frac{{e}^{2}}{\ensuremath{\hbar}}$ and $G\ensuremath{\gg}{G}_{c}$. In three dimensions, ${G}_{c}$ is an unstable fixed point. In two dimensions, there is no true metallic behavior; the conductance crosses over smoothly from logarithmic or slower to exponential decrease with $L$.

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ScalingPhysicsConductanceLogarithmExponential functionDiffusionMathematical physicsCondensed matter physicsFunction (biology)Quantum mechanicsMathematical analysisMathematicsGeometry

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1979
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42
Issue
10
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673-676
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5974
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Elihu Abrahams, Philip W. Anderson, D. C. Licciardello et al. (1979). Scaling Theory of Localization: Absence of Quantum Diffusion in Two Dimensions. Physical Review Letters , 42 (10) , 673-676. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.42.673

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10.1103/physrevlett.42.673