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This is an introduction to the problemof quantumin terferences in disordered insulators, and their implication in the magnetoconductance at low temperature. In particular, we will show that a positive exponential magnetoconductance in the variable range hopping regime is related to a variation of the localization length with a magnetic flux applied. We also describe the crossover to the strongly insulating case, i.e. the case of insulators with moderate disorder, and comment on possible role of interaction on the magnetoconductance.
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Sanquer, M. (2002). Interference Effects in Disordered Insulators. In: Berthier, C., Lévy, L.P., Martinez, G. (eds) High Magnetic Fields. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 595. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45649-X_17
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