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Anomalous tunneling conductances of a spin singlet \nu=2/3 edge states: Interplay of Zeeman splitting and Long Range Coulomb Interaction
The point contact tunneling conductance between edges of the spin singlet
quantum Hall states is studied both in the
quasiparticle tunneling picture and in the electron tunneling picture. Due to
the interplay of Zeeman splitting and the long range Coulomb interaction
between edges of opposite chirality novel spin excitations emerge, and their
effect is characterized by anomalous exponents of the charge and spin tunneling
conductances in various temperature ranges. Depending on the kinds of
scatterings at the point contact and the tunneling mechanism the anomalous
interaction in spin sector may enhance or suppress the tunneling conductances.
The effects of novel spin excitation are also relevant to the recent NMR
experiments on quantum Hall edges.Comment: Revtex File, 7 pages: To be published in Physical Reviews
Anomalous Exponent of the Spin Correlation Function of a Quantum Hall Edge
The charge and spin correlation functions of partially spin-polarized edge
electrons of a quantum Hall bar are studied using effective Hamiltonian and
bosonization techniques. In the presence of the Coulomb interaction between the
edges with opposite chirality we find a different crossover behavior in spin
and charge correlation functions. The crossover of the spin correlation
function in the Coulomb dominated regime is characterized by an anomalous
exponent, which originates from the finite value of the effective interaction
for the spin degree of freedom in the long wavelength limit. The anomalous
exponent may be determined by measuring nuclear spin relaxation rates in a
narrow quantum Hall bar or in a quantum wire in strong magnetic fields.Comment: 4 pages, Revtex file, no figures. To appear in Physical Revews B,
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From the Chern-Simons theory for the fractional quantum Hall effect to the Luttinger model of its edges
The chiral Luttinger model for the edges of the fractional quantum Hall
effect is obtained as the low energy limit of the Chern-Simons theory for the
two dimensional system. In particular we recover the Kac-Moody algebra for the
creation and annihilation operators of the edge density waves and the
bosonization formula for the electronic operator at the edge.Comment: 4 pages, LaTeX, 1 Postscript figure include
Quantum Orders and Symmetric Spin Liquids
A concept -- quantum order -- is introduced to describe a new kind of orders
that generally appear in quantum states at zero temperature. Quantum orders
that characterize universality classes of quantum states (described by {\em
complex} ground state wave-functions) is much richer then classical orders that
characterize universality classes of finite temperature classical states
(described by {\em positive} probability distribution functions). The Landau's
theory for orders and phase transitions does not apply to quantum orders since
they cannot be described by broken symmetries and the associated order
parameters. We find projective representations of symmetry groups (which will
be called projective symmetry groups) can be used to characterize quantum
orders. With the help of quantum orders and the projective symmetry groups, we
construct hundreds of symmetric spin liquids, which have SU(2), U(1) or
gauge structures at low energies. Remarkably, some of the stable quantum phases
support gapless excitations even without any spontaneous symmetry breaking. We
propose that it is the quantum orders (instead of symmetries) that protect the
gapless excitations and make algebraic spin liquids and Fermi spin liquids
stable. Since high superconductors are likely to be described by a
gapless spin liquid, the quantum orders and their projective symmetry group
descriptions lay the foundation for spin liquid approach to high
superconductors.Comment: 58 pages, RevTeX4 home page: http://dao.mit.edu/~we
The Unusual Superconducting State of Underdoped Cuprates
There is increasing experimental evidence that the superconducting energy gap
in the underdoped cuprates is independent of doping concentration
while the superfluid density is linear in . We show that under these
conditions, thermal excitation of the quasiparticles is very effective in
destroying the superconducting state, so that is proportional to
and part of the gap structure remains in the normal state. We then
estimate and predict it to be proportional to . We also discuss
to what extent the assumptions that go into the quasiparticle description can
be derived in the U(1) and SU(2) formulations of the t-J model.Comment: 4 pages RevTe
On the Conductance Sum Rule for the Hierarchical Edge States of the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
The conductance sum rule for the hierarchical edge channel currents of a
Fractional Quantum Hall Effect state is derived analytically within the
Haldane-Halperin hierarchy scheme. We provide also an intuitive interpretation
for the hierarchical drift velocities of the edge excitations.Comment: 11 pages, no figure, Revtex 3.0, IC/93/329, ASITP-93-5
The edge state network model and the global phase diagram
The effects of randomness are investigated in the fractional quantum Hall
systems. Based on the Chern-Simons Ginzburg-Landou theory and considering
relevant quasi-particle tunneling, the edge state network model for the
hierarchical state is introduced and the plateau-plateau transition and
liquid-insulator transition are discussed. This model has duality which
corresponds to the relation of the quantum Hall liquid phase and the Hall
insulating phase and reveals a mechanism in the weak coupling regime.Comment: 5 page RevTe
On the Electromagnetic Response of Charged Bosons Coupled to a Chern-Simons Gauge Field: A Path Integral Approach
We analyze the electromagnetic response of a system of charged bosons coupled
to a Chern-Simons gauge field. Path integral techniques are used to obtain an
effective action for the particle density of the system dressed with quantum
fluctuations of the CS gauge field. From the action thus obtained we compute
the U(1) current of the theory for an arbitrary electromagnetic external field.
For the particular case of a homogeneous external magnetic field, we show that
the quantization of the transverse conductivity is exact, even in the presence
of an arbitrary impurity distribution. The relevance of edge states in this
context is analyzed. The propagator of density fluctuations is computed, and an
effective action for the matter density in the presence of a vortex excitation
is suggested.Comment: LaTex file, 27 pages, no figure
Aharonov-Bohm effect in the chiral Luttinger liquid
Edge states of the quantum Hall fluid provide an almost unparalled
opportunity to study mesoscopic effects in a highly correlated electron system.
In this paper we develop a bosonization formalism for the finite-size edge
state, as described by chiral Luttinger liquid theory, and use it to study the
Aharonov-Bohm effect. The problem we address may be realized experimentally by
measuring the tunneling current between two edge states through a third edge
state formed around an antidot in the fractional quantum Hall effect regime. A
renormalization group analysis reveals the existence of a two-parameter
universal scaling function G(X,Y) that describes the Aharonov-Bohm resonances.
We also show that the strong renormalization of the tunneling amplitudes that
couple the antidot to the incident edge states, together with the nature of the
Aharonov-Bohm interference process in a chiral system, prevent the occurrence
of perfect resonances as the magnetic field is varied, even at zero
temperature.Comment: 16 pages, Revtex, 5 figures available from [email protected]
An SU(2) Formulation of the t-J model: Application to Underdoped Cuprates
We develop a slave-boson theory for the t-J model at finite doping which
respect a SU(2) symmetry -- a symmetry previously known to be important at half
filling. The mean field phase diagram is found to be consistent with the phases
observed in the cuprate superconductors, which contains d-wave superconductor,
spin gap, strange metal, and Fermi liquid phases. The spin gap phase is best
understood as the staggered flux phase, which is nevertheless translationally
invariant for physical quantities. The physical electron spectral function
shows small Fermi segments at low doping which continuously evolve into the
large Fermi surface at high doping concentrations. The close relation between
the SU(2) and the U(1) slave-boson theory is discussed. The low energy
effective theory for the low lying fluctuations is derived, and new lying modes
(which were over looked in the U(1) theory) are identified.Comment: 28 pages, 8 figures, RevTe
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