title: A quantum transfer matrix method for one-dimensional disordered electronic systems.
abstract: We develop a novel quantum transfer matrix method to study thermodynamic properties of one-dimensional (1D) disordered electronic systems. It is shown that the partition function can be expressed as a product of 2 × 2 local transfer matrices. We demonstrate this method by applying it to the 1D disordered Anderson model. Thermodynamic quantities of this model are calculated and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2735, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xiang