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The two-dimensional electron system formed on a surface of superfluid helium [1] has been the subject of a great number of experimental and theoretical studies. Because of unique properties of the system, these wide-ranging studies relate to a variety of topics of modern many-electron physics. In this chapter we shall confine ourselves to the basic aspects of the 2D electron transport on a liquid helium surface which are curious or in some respects out of the ordinary in comparison with other systems.
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Monarkha, Y.P. (1997). Electron Transport on a Liquid Helium Surface. In: Andrei, E.Y. (eds) Two-Dimensional Electron Systems. Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1286-2_6
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