arXiv:hep-th/9306039 · Physical Review Letters

Equation of state of an anyon gas in a strong magnetic field

Alain Dasnières de Veigy, Stéphane Ouvry

Published Jan 31, 1994• 152 citations

Abstract

The statistical mechanics of an anyon gas in a magnetic field is addressed. A harmonic regulator is used to define a proper thermodynamic limit. When the magnetic field is sufficiently strong, only exact N-anyon ground states, where anyons occupy the lowest Landau level, contribute to the equation of state. Particular attention is paid to the interval of definition of the statistical parameter \ensuremath{\alpha}\ensuremath{\in}[-1,0] where a gap exists. Interestingly enough, one finds that at the critical filling \ensuremath{\nu}=-1/\ensuremath{\alpha} where the pressure diverges, the external magnetic field is entirely screened by the flux tubes carried by the anyons.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.72.600

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