Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1998-10-14
Commun.Math.Phys. 205 (1999) 657-689
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Latex, 42 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables; minor corrections to text and references
Scientific paper
10.1007/s002200050693
The wave functions of the Haldane-Rezayi paired Hall state have been previously described by a non-unitary conformal field theory with central charge c=-2. Moreover, a relation with the c=1 unitary Weyl fermion has been suggested. We construct the complete unitary theory and show that it consistently describes the edge excitations of the Haldane-Rezayi state. Actually, we show that the unitary (c=1) and non-unitary (c=-2) theories are related by a local map between the two sets of fields and by a suitable change of conjugation. The unitary theory of the Haldane-Rezayi state is found to be the same as that of the 331 paired Hall state. Furthermore, the analysis of modular invariant partition functions shows that no alternative unitary descriptions are possible for the Haldane-Rezayi state within the class of rational conformal field theories with abelian current algebra. Finally, the known c=3/2 conformal theory of the Pfaffian state is also obtained from the 331 theory by a reduction of degrees of freedom which can be physically realized in the double-layer Hall systems.
Cappelli Andrea
Georgiev Lachezar S.
Todorov Ivan T.
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