SYMMETRY ASPECTS AND FINITE-SIZE-SCALING OF QUANTUM HALL FLUIDS

被引:17
作者
CAPPELLI, A
DUNNE, GV
TRUGENBERGER, CA
ZEMBA, GR
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[1] CERN,DIV THEORY,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV CONNECTICUT,DEPT PHYS,STORRS,CT 06268
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10.1016/0920-5632(93)90369-H
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
The exactness and universality observed in the quantum Hall effect suggests the existence of a symmetry principle underlying Laughlin's theory. We review the role played by the infinite W(infinity) and conformal algebras as dynamical symmetries of incompressible quantum fluids and show how they predict universal finite-size effects in the excitation spectrum.
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