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Dynamical scaling at the quantum Hall transition: Coulomb blockade versus phase breaking D. G. Polyakov1,∗ and K. V. Samokhin2,† (1) Institut f¨ur Theoretische Physik, Universit¨at zu K¨oln, Z¨ulpicher Str. 77, 50937 K¨oln, Germany 7 (2) Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK 9 9 We argue that the finite temperature dynamics of the integer quantum Hall system is governed 1 by two independent length scales. The consistent scaling description of the transition makes crucial c use of two temperature critical exponents, reflecting the interplay between charging effects and e interaction-induced dephasing. Experimental implications of the two-scale picture are discussed. D PACS numbers: 73.40.Hm, 71.30.+h 7 1 Scaling treatment of the Anderson metal-to-insulator turned on, and we assume that the critical conductivity ] transition is central to understanding of the integer quan- gc also remains finite [5]. Likewise, the screening prop- l l tum Hall (QH) effect [1]. The plateau transitions are un- erties of the integer QH metal can be described in terms a h derstood as isolated critical points separating two local- of the usual RPA response. In fact, the only peculiarity - ized phases, so that the localization length ξ only diverges of the QH metallic phase, as compared to a weakly dis- s at a discrete set of the critical energies E . While a reli- ordered conventional metal, is a fractal dispersion of the e c