A kinetic theory for quantum transport in aperiodic media

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 991-1026

  Schulz Baldes, H ^a   Bellissard, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Anomalous transport; Kubo formula in aperiodic media

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032092299     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1023084017398     Document Type: Article

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