Chiral bosonic field theories and the quantum Hall effect

Authors
Bracken, P
Citation
P. Bracken, Chiral bosonic field theories and the quantum Hall effect, CAN J PHYS, 79(9), 2001, pp. 1121-1131
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00084204 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1121 - 1131
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4204(200109)79:9<1121:CBFTAT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The gauge-transformation properties of the actions of certain scalar and Ch ern-Simons theories are investigated, including contributions from the boun dary. By imposing chirality constraints on the fields, these types of theor ies can be used to describe the quantum Hall effect. It is shown that the c orresponding equation of motion for the associated current for the theory g enerates an anomaly, which can be related directly to the Hall conductivity .