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Hofstadter butterfly: a standalone construct

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Condensed matter physics

the fractal energy spectrum of Bloch electrons in a magnetic field as a function of flux per unit cell.

In condensed matter physics, Hofstadter butterfly refers to the fractal energy spectrum of Bloch electrons in a magnetic field as a function of flux per unit cell. This meaning comes from Hofstadter (1976) in Physical Review B.[1]

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References

Hofstadter, D. R. (1976). Energy levels and wave functions of Bloch electrons in rational and irrational magnetic fields. Physical Review B, 14(6), 2239-2249. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.14.2239

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