Aug 24, 1999

Random Green matrices: From proximity resonances to Anderson localization

Marian Rusek, Jan Mostowski, and Arkadiusz Orłowski

Universal properties of the spectra of certain matrices describing multiple elastic scattering of scalar waves from a collection of randomly distributed point-like objects are discovered. The elements of these matrices are equal to the free-space Green’s function calculated for the differences between positions of any pair of scatterers. A striking physical interpretation within Breit-Wigner’s model of the single scatterer is elaborated. Proximity resonances and Anderson localization are considered as two illustrative examples.

Phys. Rev. A 61, 022704 (2000)