Electrons turn into anyons under an elastic membrane
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2013-07-08 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We show that electrons acquire anyonic statistics if a two-dimensional electron gas is placed in proximity to a charged magnetic membrane. In this two-layered system, electrons become anyons through electromagnetic field mediated interactions with a membrane phonon. The statistical parameter is irrational and depends on the membrane tension and on the electric charge and magnetic dipolar densities on the membrane. We propose a measurement that yields the value of the statistical parameter.
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@article{arxiv.1307.1473,
title = {Electrons turn into anyons under an elastic membrane},
author = {Siavosh R. Behbahani and Claudio Chamon and Emanuel Katz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.1473},
year = {2013}
}