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Invalidity of Classes of Approximated Hall Effect Calculations

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

In this comment, I point out a number of approximated derivations for the effective equation of motion, now been applied to d-wave superconductors by Kopnin and Volovik are invalid. The major error in those approximated derivations is the inappropriate use of the relaxation time approximation in force-force correlation functions, or in force balance equations, or in similar variations. This approximation is wrong and unnecessary.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9801180,
  title  = {Invalidity of Classes of Approximated Hall Effect Calculations},
  author = {P. Ao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9801180},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

final version, minor changes, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett