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Some Basic Aspects of Fractional Quantum Numbers
Frank Wilczek
I review why and how physical states with fractional quantum numbers can occur, emphasizing basic mechanisms in simple contexts. The general mechanism of charge fractionalization i…
Populated Domain Walls
Chetan Nayak, Frank Wilczek
Several experiments suggest that the charge carriers in the normal state of certain cuprate superconductors reside on domain walls. In an earlier paper, we suggested that several a…
Quasihole States Realize -Dimensional Spinor Braiding Statistics in Paired Quantum Hall States
Chetan Nayak, Frank Wilczek
By explicitly identifying a basis valid for any number of electrons, we demonstrate that simple multi-quasihole wavefunctions for the Pfaffian paired Hall state exhibit an…
Remarks on the Current-Carrying State of Hall Superfluids
Frank Wilczek
I discuss in an elementary and self-contained way the nature of the current-carrying state in Hall superfluids. The explicit connection of fractional charge and rationality of the…
Possible Electronic Structure of Domain Walls in Mott Insulators
Chetan Nayak, Frank Wilczek
We discuss the quantum numbers of domain walls of minimal length induced by doping Mott insulators, carefully distinguishing between holon and hole walls. We define a minimal wall…
Aspects of d-Density Order
Frank Wilczek
I briefly review the concept of d-density ordering, extend it to arbitrary dimensions, and speculate that it might describe Mott insulators. This ordering supports zero modes on do…