(Mis-)handling gauge invariance in the theory of the quantum Hall effect II: Perturbative results

Details (Mis-)handling gauge invariance in the theory of the quantum Hall effect II: Perturbative results (Mis-)handling gauge invariance in the theory of the quantum Hall effect II: Perturbative results

1997-12-30

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9712323v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

26 pages, 7 figures; minor modifications; submitted to Phys.Rev.B

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The concept of F-invariance, which previously arose in our analysis of the integral and half-integral quantum Hall effects, is studied in 2+2\epsilon spatial dimensions. We report the results of a detailed renormalization group analysis and establish the renormalizability of the (Finkelstein) action to two loop order. We show that the infrared behavior of the theory can be extracted from gauge invariant (F-invariant) quantities only. For these quantities (conductivity, specific heat) we derive explicit scaling functions. We identify a bosonic quasiparticle density of states which develops a Coulomb gap as one approaches the metal-insulator transition from the metallic side. We discuss the consequences of F-invariance for the strong coupling, insulating regime.

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