50 Years Of Anderson Localization, 9789814299060
Hardcover
In his groundbreaking paper Absence of diffusion in certain random lattices (1958), Philip W Anderson originated, described and developed the physical principles underlying the phenomenon of the localization of quantum objects due to disorder. This book celebrates the impact of Anderson Localization on modern physics.

50 Years Of Anderson Localization

  • Hardcover

    612 pages

  • Release Date

    28 June 2010

Summary

In his groundbreaking paper “Absence of diffusion in certain random lattices (1958)”, Philip W Anderson originated, described and developed the physical principles underlying the phenomenon of the localization of quantum objects due to disorder. Anderson’s 1977 Nobel Prize citation featured that paper, which was fundamental for many subsequent developments in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9789814299060
ISBN-10:9814299065
Author:Elihu Abrahams
Publisher:World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:612
Release Date:28 June 2010
Weight:1.10kg
Dimensions:25mm x 165mm x 246mm
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Critics Review

non-specialists are accompanied step by step in the disclosure of the major achievements (both theoretical and experimental) of such a field since Anderson’s discovery more than fifty years ago. Specialists as well will greatly benefit from the matter presented in this book, both for the collection of most recent results and for the inspiring reviews of a multiform phenomenon. – Contemporary Physics “Contemporary Physics”Non-specialists are accompanied step by step in the disclosure of the major achievements (both theoretical and experimental) of such a field since Anderson’s discovery more than fifty years ago. Specialists as well will greatly benefit from the matter presented in this book, both for the collection of most recent results and for the inspiring revi – Contemporary Physics “Contemporary Physics”

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