Published September 12, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Geometric construction of the quantum Hall effect in all even dimensions

Creators

  • 1. Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (China)

Description

The quantum Hall effects in all even dimensions are uniformly constructed. Contrary to some recent accounts in the literature, the existence of quantum Hall effects (QHE) does not crucially depend on the existence of division algebras. For QHE on flat space of even dimensions, both the Hamiltonians and the ground-state wavefunctions for a single particle are explicitly described. This explicit description immediately tells us that QHE on a higher even-dimensional flat space shares common features such as incompressibility with QHE on a plane

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/36/9415/a33601.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
36
Journal Page Range
p. 9415-9423
ISSN
0305-4470
CODEN
JPHAC5

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35000249
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GEOMETRY; GROUND STATES; HALL EFFECT; HAMILTONIANS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TOPOLOGY; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY LEVELS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS