Published May 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Quasi-hole solutions in finite noncommutative Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory

  • 1. Groupe de physique des particules, Departement de physique, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, succ. centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7 (Canada)

Description

We study Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory in 2 noncommutative spatial dimensions and 1 temporal dimension. We consider a finite matrix model obtained by adding a linear boundary field which takes into account boundary fluctuations. The pure Chern-Simons has already been previously shown to be equivalent to the Laughlin description of the quantum Hall effect. With the addition of the Maxwell term, we find that there exists a rich spectrum of excitations including solitons with nontrivial 'magnetic flux' and quasi-holes with nontrivial 'charges', which we describe in this article. The magnetic flux corresponds to vorticity in the fluid fluctuations while the charges correspond to sources of fluid fluctuations. We find that the quasi-hole solutions exhibit a gap in the spectrum of allowed charge

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
2007
Journal Page Range
p. 007
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38081367
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COMMUTATION RELATIONS; EXCITATION; FLUCTUATIONS; FLUIDS; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MATRICES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SOLITONS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FIELD THEORIES; QUASI PARTICLES; VARIATIONS