Events at Physics |
Events on Monday, October 10th, 2011
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar
- TBD
- Time: 12:05 pm
- Place: 2317 Engineering Hall
- Speaker: James Hansen, Auburn University
- Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar
- Localization of quantum particles and classical waves in disordered media (Part I)
- Time: 4:30 pm
- Place: 5310 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Abstract: In the first lecture I introduce the notion of localization in a random medium. The phenomenon of weak localization is discussed. In the regime of strong localization the concept of the metal-insulator Anderson transition is introduced. The statistics of the conductance in 1d and quasi-1d systems is presented. Then the fundamental concepts of the theory of Anderson localization are presented: scaling theory, renormalization group theory, symmetry classes, fractal structure of wave functions.
- Host: Perkins