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Duality Near Quantum Hall Transitions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

A recent experiment by Shahar et al, on the phase transitions between quantum Hall states and the insulator, found that the current-voltage characteristics in the two phases are related by symmetry. It was suggested in this work that this is evidence for charge-flux duality near quantum Hall transitions. Here we provide details of this analysis. (Appearances notwithstanding, this is a theoretical paper.)

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9610102,
  title  = {Duality Near Quantum Hall Transitions},
  author = {E. Shimshoni and S. L. Sondhi and D. Shahar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9610102},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages, Revtex 3.0