Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2001.
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| author | Moore, Joel Ellis, 1973- |
| author2 | Xiao-Gang Wen. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/82812019-04-12T20:32:15Z Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states Moore, Joel Ellis, 1973- Xiao-Gang Wen. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96). Tunneling into the edge of a quantum Hall droplet is a sensitive probe of the topological orders believed to exist in fractional quantum Hall states. The tunneling behavior of a general hierarchy state is studied within the chiral-Luttinger-liquid model of low-energy edge dynamics. Adding random hopping of quasiparticles between edge modes results in "symmetry restoration by disorder" and universal weak tunneling behavior in edges with modes traveling in both directions. We develop a boost coordinate technique and apply it to find the edge phases and tunneling exponents of all topologically stable principal hierarchy states. States with neutral modes in both directions along the edge have multiple stable fixed points which can be classified by their symmetries. When the tunneling current into an edge is large, the system can cross over from the weak-tunneling fixed point to a different strongly coupled fixed point with different conductance and effective charge. Edges with multiple modes can have multiple strongly coupled fixed points. We develop a general formalism to analyze weakly and strongly coupled fixed points of point tunneling. Adding interactions to tunneling between two Laughlin edges is shown to lead to a continuous variation of effective quasiparticle charge and conductance with interaction strength. by Joel Ellis Moore. Ph.D. 2005-08-23T18:51:33Z 2005-08-23T18:51:33Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8281 50419988 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 96 p. 8782693 bytes 8782453 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Moore, Joel Ellis, 1973- Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title | Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title_full | Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title_fullStr | Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title_short | Phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum Hall edge states |
| title_sort | phase transitions and symmetry breaking in disordered quantum hall edge states |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8281 |
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