CP_N Solitons in Quantum Hall Systems

We will present here an elementary pedagogical introduction to $CP_N$ solitons in quantum Hall systems. We begin with a brief introduction to both $CP_N$ models and to quantum Hall (QH) physics. Then we focus on spin and layer-spin degrees of freedom in QH systems and point out that these are in fact $CP_N$ fields for N=1 and N=3. Excitations in these degrees of freedom will be shown to be topologically non-trivial soliton solutions of the corresponding $CP_N$ field equations. This is followed by a brief summary of our own recent work in this area, done with Sankalpa Ghosh. [ Invited Plenary Lecture at the International Conference on Geometry, Integrability and Nonlinearity in Condensed Matter & Soft Condensed Matter Physics held at Bansko, Bulgaria, July 15-20, 2001. ]Comment: Standard revtex format, 18 pages, no figure

Bimerons in Double Layer Quantum Hall Systems

In this paper we discuss bimeron pseudo spin textures for double layer quantum hall systems with filling factor $\nu =1$. Bimerons are excitations corresponding to bound pairs of merons and anti-merons. Bimeron solutions have already been studied at great length by other groups by minimising the microsopic Hamiltonian between microscopic trial wavefunctions. Here we calculate them by numerically solving coupled nonlinear partial differential equations arising from extremisation of the effective action for pseudospin textures. We also calculate the different contributions to the energy of our bimerons, coming from pseudospin stiffness, capacitance and coulomb interactions between the merons. Apart from augmenting earlier results, this allows us to check how good an approximation it is to think of the bimeron as a pair of rigid objects (merons) with logarithmically growing energy, and with electric charge ${1 \over 2}$. Our differential equation approach also allows us to study the dependence of the spin texture as a function of the distance between merons, and the inter layer distance. Lastly, the technical problem of solving coupled nonlinear partial differential equations, subject to the special boundary conditions of bimerons is interesting in its own right.Comment: 8 ps figures included; to be published in IJMP

Quantum Hall Solitons with Intertwined Spin and Pseudospin at $\nu = \ 1$

In this paper we study in detail different types of topological solitons which are possible in bilayer quantum Hall systems at filling fraction $\nu =1$ when spin degrees of freedom are included. Starting from a microscopic Hamiltonian we derive an effective energy functional for studying such excitations. The gauge invariance and $CP^{3}$ character of this energy fuctional and their consequences are examined. Then we identify permissible classes of finite energy solutions which are topologically non-trivial. We also numerically evaulate a representative solution in which a pseudospin (layer degrees of freedom) bimeron in a given spin component is intertwined with spin-skyrmions in each layer, and and discuss whether it is energetically favoured as the lowest lying excitation in such system with some numerical results.Comment: Revised version with more numerical results one more figure and table added. Total 32 pages,6 Postscript figures. Correspondence to [email protected]

Meron Pseudospin Solutions in Quantum Hall Systems

In this paper we report calculations of some pseudospin textures for bilayer quantum hall systems with filling factor $\nu =1$. The textures we study are isolated single meron solutions. Meron solutions have already been studied at great length by others by minimising the microscopic Hamiltonian between microscopic trial wavefunctions. Our approach is somewhat different. We calculate them by numerically solving the nonlinear integro -differential equations arising from extremisation of the effective action for pseudospin textures. Our results can be viewed as augmenting earlier results and providing a basis for comparison.Our differential equation approach also allows us to dilineate the impact of different physical effects like the pseudospin stiffness and the capacitance energy on the meron solution.Comment: 17 pages Revtex+ 4 Postscript figures; To appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys.

A Field Theory for the Read Operator

We introduce a new field theory for studying quantum Hall systems. The quantum field is a modified version of the bosonic operator introduced by Read. In contrast to Read's original work we do {\em not} work in the lowest Landau level alone, and this leads to a much simpler formalism. We identify an appropriate canonical conjugate field, and write a Hamiltonian that governs the exact dynamics of our bosonic field operators. We describe a Lagrangian formalism, derive the equations of motion for the fields and present a family of mean-field solutions. Finally, we show that these mean field solutions are precisely the Laughlin states. We do not, in this work, address the treatment of fluctuations.Comment: 15 pages, Revtex 3.

Landau Level Mixing and Solenoidal Terms in Lowest Landau Level Currents

We calculate the lowest Landau level (LLL) current by working in the full Hilbert space of a two dimensional electron system in a magnetic field and keeping all the non-vanishing terms in the high field limit. The answer a) is not represented by a simple LLL operator and b) differs from the current operator, recently derived by Martinez and Stone in a field theoretic LLL formalism, by solenoidal terms. Though that is consistent with the inevitable ambiguities of their Noether construction, we argue that the correct answer cannot arise naturally in the LLL formalism.Comment: 12 pages + 2 figures, Revtex 3.0, UIUC preprint P-94-04-029, (to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. B

Near Horizon Superspace

The adS_{p+2} x S^{d-p-2} geometry of the near horizon branes is promoted to a supergeometry: the solution of the supergravity constraints for the vielbein, connection and form superfields are found. This supergeometry can be used for the construction of new superconformal theories. We also discuss the Green-Schwarz action for a type IIB string on adS_5 x S_5.Comment: 11 pages, LaTe

Higgs Localization in Split Fermion Models

The flavor puzzle of the Standard Model is explained in split fermion models by having the fermions localized and separated in an extra dimension. Many of these models assume a certain profile for the Higgs VEV, usually uniform, or confined to a brane, without providing a dynamical realization for it. By studying the effect of the coupling between the Higgs and the localizer fields, we obtain these scenarios as results, rather than ansaetze. Moreover, we discuss other profiles and show that they are phenomenologically viable.Comment: 23 pages, 16 figures, based on an MSc thesi