Goldman A.M., Wolf S.A. Percolation, Localization, and Superconductivity

Plenum Press, 1984. — 464 p.The study of the effects of dimensionality and disorder on phase transitions, electronic transport, and superconductivity has become an important field of research in condensed matter physics. These effects are both classical and quantum mechanical in nature and are observed universally in "real" materials. What may at first glance seem a diverse collection of lectures which form the chapters of these proceedings is in fact, an attempt to demonstrate the commonality, inter-relationship, and general applicability of the phenomena of localization, percolation, and macroscopic quantum effects on electrical transport and superconductivity in disordered solids. The theory of these phenomena is presented in a complete, yet, self-contained fashion and the inter-relationship between the topics is emphasized. An extensive treatment of experimental results is also included, both those which have stimulated the theory as well as those that have confirmed it.