A characterization of the Anderson metal-insulator transport transition

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 309-350

  Germinet, François ^a,b   Klein, Abel ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4644231405     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-04-12423-6     Document Type: Article

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