Introduction to the theory of the integer quantum Hall effect

This book has been conceived as a multipurpose introduction and comprises three parts that can be viewed as independent units. The reader can start at any level. The first part (chapters 2, 3, A) is intended to convey physical insight into the subject. The next part (chapters 4-8) presents linear response theory as a basic tool and gives various applications of the theory. The final part (chapters 9-12) develops modern aspects such as "localization transition as a critical phenomenon" and the methods of "finite size scaling" and "multifractal analysis". Experimental and theoretical physicists graduate students as well as experts in transport theory will discover new aspects and interesting perspectives on magneto-transport.