Fractional index of Bargmann-Fock space and Landau levels

Abstract

The lowest Landau level Hilbert space, or the Bargmann-Fock space, admits a quantized trace for the commutator of its position coordinate operators. We exploit the Carey-Pincus theory of principal functions of trace class commutators to probe this integer quantization result further, and uncover a hidden rational structure in the higher-order commutator-traces. This shows how exact fractional quantization can occur whenever exact integral quantization does.

arXiv comment18 pages, 2 figures. Revised and expanded version for publication, including fractional traces

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