Typical medium theory of Anderson localization: A local order parameter approach to strong-disorder effects

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-82

  Dobrosavljevic V ^a   Pastor, A A ^a   Nikolic B K ^b  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037388089     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-00364-5     Document Type: Article

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