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The phase diagram of the multi-dimensional Anderson localization via analytic determination of Lyapunov exponents
The method proposed by the present authors to deal analytically with the
problem of Anderson localization via disorder [J.Phys.: Condens. Matter {\bf
14} (2002) 13777] is generalized for higher spatial dimensions D. In this way
the generalized Lyapunov exponents for diagonal correlators of the wave
function, , can be calculated analytically and
exactly. This permits to determine the phase diagram of the system. For all
dimensions one finds intervals in the energy and the disorder where
extended and localized states coexist: the metal-insulator transition should
thus be interpreted as a first-order transition. The qualitative differences
permit to group the systems into two classes: low-dimensional systems (), where localized states are always exponentially localized and
high-dimensional systems (), where states with non-exponential
localization are also formed. The value of the upper critical dimension is
found to be for the Anderson localization problem; this value is also
characteristic of a related problem - percolation.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Eur. Phys.J.
Reply to Comment on "Exact analytic solution for the generalized Lyapunov exponent of the 2-dimensional Anderson localization"
We reply to comments by P.Marko, L.Schweitzer and M.Weyrauch
[preceding paper] on our recent paper [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 63, 13777
(2002)]. We demonstrate that our quite different viewpoints stem for the
different physical assumptions made prior to the choice of the mathematical
formalism. The authors of the Comment expect \emph{a priori} to see a single
thermodynamic phase while our approach is capable of detecting co-existence of
distinct pure phases. The limitations of the transfer matrix techniques for the
multi-dimensional Anderson localization problem are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, accepted for publication in J.Phys.: Condens. Mat
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