QUANTUM HALL QUARKS OR SHORT DISTANCE PHYSICS OF FRACTIONALLY QUANTIZED HALL FLUIDS
Martin Greiter
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.
International Journal of Modern Physics A•Mar 30, 1998•2 citations