The semiclassical electron in a magnetic field and lattice. Some problems of low dimensional ``periodic'' topology (Q1902005)

The general theory of Hamiltonian systems and foliations on surfaces is adopted to the semiclassical (or adiabatic) motion of the quantum electron in the periodic lattice and weak magnetic field. A number of problems is formulated, including the fundamental question: Which kind of observable quantities in the conductivity of normal metals may correspond to the integer-valued topological invariants of generic open orbits in the external homogeneous weak magnetic field.