Theory of universal incoherent metallic transport

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-61

  Hartnoll, Sean A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANOMALOUS TRANSPORT; CHARGE SUSCEPTIBILITIES; COLLECTIVE DIFFUSION; HIGH-TEMPERATURE REGIME; MOMENTUM RELAXATION; T-LINEAR RESISTIVITY; TEMPERATURE RESISTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

METALS;

EID: 84924933540     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3174     Document Type: Article

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