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Field theory of spin-singlet quantum Hall states

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We formulate a field theory for a class of spin-singlet quantum Hall states (the Haldane-Rezayi state and its variants) which have been proposed for the quantized Hall plateaus observed at the second lowest Landau level. A new essential ingredient is a class of super Chern-Simons field. We show that the known properties of the states are consistently described by it. We also give a 2+1 dimensional hierarchical construction. Implications of the proposal are discussed and a new physical picture of composite particles at the second lowest Landau level emerges.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0008228,
  title  = {Field theory of spin-singlet quantum Hall states},
  author = {Kazusumi Ino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0008228},
  year   = {2009}
}

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