A study of the fractional quantum hall energy gap at half filling

A complete understanding of the the ν = 5/2 fractional quantum hall effect (FQHE) continues to be among the most exciting problems in semiconductor physics. It is widely believed that this unique electron state is described by the Moore-Read Pfaffian wavefunction, resulting from a BCS-like pairing o...

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Main Author: Dean, Cory
Other Authors: Guillaume Gervais (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40784