Avoided band crossings: Tuning metal-insulator transitions in chaotic systems

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作者
Ketzmerick, R [1 ]
Kruse, K
Geisel, T
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[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Inst Theoret Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Stromungsforsch, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany
[3] Univ Gottingen, Inst Nichtlineare Dynam, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.137
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We show that avoided crossings of energy bands may give rise to a variety of phenomena such as transitions from metal to insulator and vice versa, changes in localization lengths, and changes in the fractal dimension of energy spectra. We explain the occurrence of these phenomena in the kicked Harper model under classically chaotic conditions and predict them to occur in other systems.
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