Quantum Diffusion and Eigenfunction Delocalization in a Random Band Matrix Model

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 509-554

  Erdos, László ^a   Knowles, Antti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953032362     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-011-1204-2     Document Type: Article

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