Fractional Statistics and the Quantum Hall Effect

Daniel Arovas, J. R. Schrieffer, and Frank Wilczek
Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 722 – Published 13 August 1984
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Abstract

The statistics of quasiparticles entering the quantum Hall effect are deduced from the adiabatic theorem. These excitations are found to obey fractional statistics, a result closely related to their fractional charge.

  • Received 18 May 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.722

©1984 American Physical Society

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Daniel Arovas

  • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106

J. R. Schrieffer and Frank Wilczek

  • Department of Physics and Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106

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Vol. 53, Iss. 7 — 13 August 1984

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