arXiv:hep-th/9207099 · Physical Review A

Energy spectrum of anyons in a magnetic field

Fabrizio Illuminati

Published Apr 1, 1993• 3 citations

Abstract

For the many-anyon system in an external magnetic field, we derive the energy spectrum as an exact solution of the quantum eigenvalue problem with particular topological constraints. Our results agree with the numerical spectra recently obtained for the three- and the four-anyon systems.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.47.3437

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