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Skyrmion Liquid Phase of the Quantum Ferromagnet in Two Dimensions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2008-02-03 v2

Abstract

The two-dimensional quantum ferromagnet filled with a liquid of skyrmions is studied theoretically in the context of the quantum Hall effect near electronic filling factor ν=1\nu = 1. A cross-over between the classical ferromagnetic phase at ν=1\nu =1 and a classical paramagnetic phase at ν1\nu \neq 1 is obtained, which is consistent with recent Knight-shift measurements. A new collective mode associated with the skyrmion liquid that is of the cyclotron type is also identified.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9611152,
  title  = {Skyrmion Liquid Phase of the Quantum Ferromagnet in Two Dimensions},
  author = {J. P. Rodriguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9611152},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pgs PLAIN TeX, 2 ps figs, to appear in Europhysics Letters