Understanding Weak Localization: Electron-Specific Wave Interference in Disordered Media
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This article explains the concept of weak localization, a phenomenon specific to electrons (or charged wavepackets) in disordered media. It builds on a previous discussion about general wave localization, but narrows the focus to electronic systems in the weak scattering limit. The author explores how particular sets of trajectories and interference effects lead to localization in electronic systems, distinguishing it from the more general wave localization phenomena that apply to light, sound, and other wave types.
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· 3 pulledNow I want to write about a phenomenon that is specific to electrons (or at least wavepackets that carry electronic charge, if we want to be very general).
Rather than the completely general arguments about conductivity scaling, now we are going to consider particular sets of trajectories in the weak scattering limit.
We can define 'weak' scattering here in...
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