Weak-disorder expansion for the Anderson model on a tree

Abstract

We show how certain properties of the Anderson model of a tree are related to the solutions of a nonlinear integral equation. Whether the wave function is extended or localized, for example, corresponds to whether or not the equation has a complex solution. We show how the equation can be solved in a weakdisorder expansion. We find that, for small disorder strength λ, there is an energyE _c (λ) above which the density of states and the conducting properties vanish to all orders in perturbation theory. We compute pertubatively the position of the lineE _c (λ) which begins, in the limit of zero disorder, at the band edge of the pure system. Inside the band of the pure system the density of states and conducting properties can be computed perturbatively. This expansion breaks down nearE _c (λ) because of small denominators. We show how it can be resummed by choosing the appropriate scaling of the energy. For energies greater thanE _c (λ) we show that nonperturbative effects contribute to the density of states but we have been unable to tell whether they also contribute to the conducting properties.