Oshikawa, Masaki and Senthil, T (2006) Fractionalization, Topological Order,and Quasiparticle Statistics. In: Physical Review Letters, 96 (6). 060601--1-4.
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Abstract
We argue, based on general principles, that topological order is essential to realize fractionalization in gapped insulating phases in dimensions d >= 2. In d=2 with genus g, we derive the existence of the minimum topological degeneracy q(g) if the charge is fractionalized in units of 1/q, irrespective of microscopic model or effective theory. Furthermore, if the quasiparticle is either boson or fermion, it must be at least q(2g).
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publication: | Physical Review Letters |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Physical Society. |
Keywords: | quasiparticles;topology;fermion systems;boson systems. |
Department/Centre: | Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics |
Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2009 08:53 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2010 04:56 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/17249 |
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