5 papers
Higher dimensional quantum Hall effect and the analog of -algebra
Dimitra Karabali, V. P. Nair
We show that Abelian and nonabelian gauge transformations are the analog of transformations for higher dimensional quantum Hall effect. The commutator anomaly and the ex…
On Casimir effect in Yang-Mills theories in three and four dimensions
Dimitra Karabali, Antonina Maj, V. P. Nair
We calculate the Casimir energy for the configuration of two parallel plates coupled to nonabelian gauge fields with a Yang-Mills action. We consider both 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions in…
A.P. Balachandran: Living in Physics
V. P. Nair
A.P. Balachandran was a theoretical physicist of extraordinary versatility and originality. In a career spanning over six decades, he made many significant contributions to quantum…
Fractional quantum Hall effect in higher dimensions
Abhishek Agarwal, Dimitra Karabali, V. P. Nair
Generalizing from previous work on the integer quantum Hall effect, we construct the effective action for the analog of Laughlin states for the fractional quantum Hall effect in hi…
Entanglement and Interface Conditions on Fields
Antonina Maj, V. P. Nair
We consider the vacuum wave function of a free scalar field theory in space partitioned into two regions, with the field obeying Robin conditions (of parameter ) on the interfa…