Deconstructing the Liouvillian approach to the quantum Hall plateau transition

We examine the Liouvillian approach to the quantum Hall plateau transition, as introduced recently by Sinova, Meden, and Girvin [Phys. Rev. B 62, 2008 (2000)] and developed by Moore, Zee, and Sinova [Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 046801 (2001)]. We show that, despite appearances to the contrary, the Liouvill...

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Main Authors: Oganesyan, V, Chalker, J, Sondhi, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003