Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2002-01-07
Phys. Rev. B 65, 214301 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
11 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
We consider network models for localisation problems belonging to symmetry class C. This symmetry class arises in a description of the dynamics of quasiparticles for disordered spin-singlet superconductors which have a Bogoliubov - de Gennes Hamiltonian that is invariant under spin rotations but not under time-reversal. Our models include but also generalise the one studied previously in the context of the spin quantum Hall effect. For these systems we express the disorder-averaged conductance and density of states in terms of sums over certain classical random walks, which are self-avoiding and have attractive interactions. A transition between localised and extended phases of the quantum system maps in this way to a similar transition for the classical walks. In the case of the spin quantum Hall effect, the classical walks are the hulls of percolation clusters, and our approach provides an alternative derivation of a mapping first established by Gruzberg, Read and Ludwig, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4254 (1999).
Beamond E. J.
Cardy John
Chalker John T.
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