Localization Properties of the Chalker-Coddington Model

Abstract

The Chalker-Coddington quantum network percolation model is numerically pertinent to the understanding of the delocalization transition of the quantum Hall effect. We study the model restricted to a cylinder of perimeter 2M. We prove first that the Lyapunov exponents are simple and in particular that the localization length is finite; secondly, that this implies spectral localization. Thirdly, we prove a Thouless formula and compute the mean Lyapunov exponent, which is independent of M. © 2010 Springer Basel AG.