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International Journal of Modern Physics A

QUANTUM HALL QUARKS OR SHORT DISTANCE PHYSICS OF FRACTIONALLY QUANTIZED HALL FLUIDS

Martin Greiter

Published Mar 30, 1998• 2 citations
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Abstract

In order to obtain a local description of the short distance physics of fractionally quantized Hall states for realistic (e.g. Coulomb) interactions, I propose to view the zeros of the ground state wave function, as seen by an individual test electron from far away, as particles. I then present evidence in support of this interpretation, and argue that the electron effectively decomposes into quarklike constituent particles of fractional charge.

DOI
10.1142/s0217751x98000603

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