Elementary Excitations in the Fermi Glass

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Authors

D. C. Licciardello · Princeton University

Philip W. Anderson · Princeton University

Abstract

We evaluate the lifetime of quasiparticles in the Fermi glass. An anomalous contribution to the lifetime is found. It is shown that this effect leads to a ${T}^{\frac{1}{4}}$ law for the dc conductivity of a disordered system.

Topics & Keywords

Theoretical and Computational Physics Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Material Dynamics and Properties

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Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 40, Issue 20, pp. 1340-1343

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.40.1340

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