Corner multifractality for reflex angles and conformal invariance at 2D Anderson metal-insulator transition with spin-orbit scattering

被引:12
作者
Obuse, H. [1 ]
Subramaniam, A. R. [2 ]
Furusaki, A. [1 ]
Gruzberg, I. A. [2 ]
Ludwig, A. W. W. [3 ]
机构
[1] RIKEN, Condensed Matter Theory Lab, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[2] Univ Chicago, James Franck Inst, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[3] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
conformal invariance; Anderson transition; multifractality; spin-orbit interaction;
D O I
10.1016/j.physe.2007.09.024
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We investigate boundary multifractality of critical wave functions at the Anderson metal-insulator transition in two-dimensional disordered non-interacting electron systems with spin-orbit scattering. We show numerically that multifractal exponents at a corner with an opening angle theta = 3 pi/2 arc directly related to those near a straight boundary in the way dictated by conformal symmetry. This result extends our previous numerical results on corner multifractality obtained for theta < pi to theta > pi, and gives further supporting evidence for conformal invariance at criticality. We also propose a refinement of the validity of the symmetry relation of A.D. Mirlin et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 (2006) 046803] for corners. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1404 / 1406
页数:3
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