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Remarks on the Current-Carrying State of Hall Superfluids

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I discuss in an elementary and self-contained way the nature of the current-carrying state in Hall superfluids. The explicit connection of fractional charge and rationality of the filling fraction ν\nu with quantization of angular momentum, and the discussion of the preferred velocity profile for bulk current flows may be new; the latter might provide an interesting experimental handle on a fundamental aspect of quantum superfluidity.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9604007,
  title  = {Remarks on the Current-Carrying State of Hall Superfluids},
  author = {Frank Wilczek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9604007},
  year   = {2007}
}

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