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Fractional quantum Hall effect in higher dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-01-14 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Generalizing from previous work on the integer quantum Hall effect, we construct the effective action for the analog of Laughlin states for the fractional quantum Hall effect in higher dimensions. The formalism is a generalization of the parton picture used in two spatial dimensions, the crucial ingredient being the cancellation of anomalies for the gauge fields binding the partons together. Some subtleties which exist even in two dimensions are pointed out. The effective action is obtained from a combination of the Dolbeault and Dirac index theorems. We also present expressions for some transport coefficients such as Hall conductivity and Hall viscosity for the fractional states.

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@article{arxiv.2410.14036,
  title  = {Fractional quantum Hall effect in higher dimensions},
  author = {Abhishek Agarwal and Dimitra Karabali and V. P. Nair},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.14036},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

29 pages, Added comments in section Concluding Remarks and new references, version published in Phys Rev D

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