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The subject of fluctuations in the transport properties of disordered solids is often presented as an effect that was first observed in the mid 80’s. It may well be that such effects were first observed experimentally at that time, but they have been dogging the theory and especially those doing computer simulations from much earlier. In this paper I shall present a personal view of the subject. I offer no apology for the large dose of hindsight which the discussion will contain.
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MacKinnon, A. (1991). Localization and Fluctuations. In: Kramer, B. (eds) Quantum Coherence in Mesoscopic Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 254. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3698-1_27
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