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Spin-Pseudospin Coherence and CP$^{3}$ Skyrmions in Bilayer Quantum Hall Ferromagnets

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We analyze bilayer quantum Hall ferromagnets, whose underlying symmetry group is SU(4). Spin-pseudospin coherence develops spontaneously when the total electron density is low enough. Quasiparticles are CP^3 skyrmions. One skyrmion induces charge modulations on both of the two layers. At the filling factorν=2/m\nu =2/m one elementary excitation consists of a pair of skyrmions and its charge is 2e/m2e/m. Recent experimental data due to Sawada et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 80}, 4534 (1998)] support this conclusion.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9812188,
  title  = {Spin-Pseudospin Coherence and CP$^{3}$ Skyrmions in Bilayer Quantum Hall Ferromagnets},
  author = {Z. F. Ezawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9812188},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages including 2 figures (published version)