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We present extensive numerical results applying the finite size scaling method to the theory of electrons in disordered systems. A method is developed for studying the localisation length in 1-dimensional systems of finite cross section. By studying these results as a function of cross-section and using scaling ideas, we derive the critical properties of 2-D and 3-D systems. We calculate transport properties as a function of temperature which can then be compared with experiment.
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MacKinnon, A., Kramer, B. The scaling theory of electrons in disordered solids: Additional numerical results. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 53, 1–13 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578242
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