Semi-classical study of the origin of quantized Hall conductance in periodic potentials

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-75

  Faure, Frédéric ^a   Parisse, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b INSTITUT FOURIER   (France)

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EID: 0034342141     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.533122     Document Type: Article

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