Comment on ``Observation of the $\nu =1$ quantum Hall effect in a strongly localized two-dimensional system''

Abstract

In a recent Rapid Communication ``Observation of the $\nu =1$ quantum Hall effect in a strongly localized two-dimensional system,'' Shahar, Tsui, and Cunningham reported a disorder --- magnetic field phase diagram for the integer quantum Hall effect that appeared to differ qualitatively from theoretical predictions as well as from experimental results obtained by others. In this Comment, I suggest a possible origin of this difference.

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