Tailoring new critical points on fractals

Kolloquium über Theoretische Physik

Vortragender:

Prof. Dr. Anton Akhmerov

Datum:

12.01.2017 17:30

Ort:

Lehmann Room 22

Zugehörigkeit:

TU Delft, The Netherlands

Gastgeber:

Dr. I. Gornyi

Abstract

The single-parameter scaling theory of localization
describes the behavior of disordered systems in integer dimensions and
predicts the existence of repulsive metal-insulator critical point in
two dimensions in presence of weak antilocalization. I will show that fractals
allow to continuously tune the dimensionality Anderson
localization transition. This allows to create a new, attractive critical
point of the scaling flow of conductance by continuously tuning the
fractal dimensions. Unlike the regular metal-insulator transition, this
attractive fixed point may only appear in fractal dimensions.