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Large-coupling-constant behavior of the Liapunov exponent in a binary alloy

Journal Article · · J. Stat. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01010397· OSTI ID:5264449

The authors consider the usual one-dimensional tight-binding Anderson model with the random potential taking only two values, 0 and lambda, with probability p and 1-p, 0 < p < 1. The authors show that the Liapunov exponent ..gamma../sub lambda/ (E), E epsilon R, diverges as lambda ..-->.. infinity uniformly in the energy E. Using a result of Carmona, Klein, and Martinelli, this proves that for lambda large enough, the integrated density of states is singular continuous. They also compute explicitly the exact asymptotics for a dense set of energies and they compare the results with numerical simulations.

Research Organization:
Universita di Roma La Sapienza (Italy)
OSTI ID:
5264449
Journal Information:
J. Stat. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Stat. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 48:1/2; ISSN JSTPB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English