Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2007-12-22
Phys. Rev. B 77, 165325 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
9 pages
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165325
Laughlin's wave functions, describing the fractional quantum Hall effect at filling factors $\nu=1/(2k+1)$, can be obtained as correlation functions in conformal field theory, and recently this construction was extended to Jain's composite fermion wave functions at filling factors $\nu=n/(2kn+1)$. Here we generalize this latter construction and present ground state wave functions for all quantum Hall hierarchy states that are obtained by successive condensation of quasielectrons (as opposed to quasiholes) in the original hierarchy construction. By considering these wave functions on a cylinder, we show that they approach the exact ground states, the Tao-Thouless states, when the cylinder becomes thin. We also present wave functions for the multi-hole states, make the connection to Wen's general classification of abelian quantum Hall fluids, and discuss whether the fractional statistics of the quasiparticles can be analytically determined. Finally we discuss to what extent our wave functions can be described in the language of composite fermions.
Bergholtz Emil J.
Hansson T. H.
Hermanns Maria
Karlhede Anders
Viefers Susanne
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