Rev. Mod. Phys. 80, 1355–1417 (2008)Anderson transitionsPublished 17 October 2008 The physics of Anderson transitions between localized and metallic phases in disordered systems is reviewed. The term “Anderson transition” is understood in a broad sense, including both metal-insulator transitions and quantum-Hall-type transitions between phases with localized states. The emphasis is put on recent developments, which include multifractality of critical wave functions, criticality in the power-law random banded matrix model, symmetry classification of disordered electronic systems, mechanisms of criticality in quasi-one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems and survey of corresponding critical theories, network models, and random Dirac Hamiltonians. Analytical approaches are complemented by advanced numerical simulations. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.80.1355
DOI:
10.1103/RevModPhys.80.1355
PACS:
71.30.+h, 73.43.−f, 72.15.Rn, 73.20.Fz
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