Explicit mapping between a 2D quantum Hall system and a 1D Luttinger liquid, I. Luttinger parameters

We study a simple model of a quantum Hall system with the electrons confined to a linear, narrow channel. The system is mapped to a 1D system which in the low-energy approximation has the form of a Luttinger liquid with different interactions between particles of equal and of opposite chiralities. We study this mapping at the microscopic level, and discuss the relation between the parameters of the 2D system and the corresponding 1D Luttinger liquid parameters. We focus in particular on how the parameters are renormalized by the electron interactions and show that the velocity parameter of the current is not modified by the interaction.Comment: Latex, 22 pages, 1 figur

Algebra of one-particle operators for the Calogero model

An algebra ${\cal G}$ of symmetric {\em one-particle} operators is constructed for the Calogero model. This is an infinite-dimensional Lie-algebra, which is independent of the interaction parameter $\lambda$ of the model. It is constructed in terms of symmetric polynomials of raising and lowering operators which satisfy the commutation relations of the $S_N$-{\em extended} Heisenberg algebra. We interpret ${\cal G}$ as the algebra of observables for a system of identical particles on a line. The parameter $\lambda$, which characterizes (a class of) irreducible representations of the algebra, is interpreted as a statistics parameter for the identical particles.Comment: 23 pages, LaTe

Charge Fractionalization on Quantum Hall Edges

We discuss the propagation and fractionalization of localized charges on the edges of quantum Hall bars of variable widths, where interactions between the edges give rise to Luttinger liquid behavior with a non-trivial interaction parameter g. We focus in particular on the separation of an initial charge pulse into a sharply defined front charge and a broader tail. The front pulse describes an adiabatically dressed electron which carries a non-integer charge, which is \sqrt{g} times the electron charge. We discuss how the presence of this fractional charge can, in principle, be detected through measurements of the noise in the current created by tunneling of electrons into the system. The results are illustrated by numerical simulations of a simplified model of the Hall bar.Comment: 15 page