Spectral properties and localization of an electron in a two-dimensional system with point scatterers in a magnetic field

Physics Report

Volumn 288, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 223-257

  Gredeskul, S A ^a   Zusman, M ^a   Avishai, Y ^a   Azbel', M Ya ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0031234495     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(97)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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