PEIERLS SUBSTITUTION AND CHERN-SIMONS QUANTUM-MECHANICS

被引:100
作者
DUNNE, G
JACKIW, R
机构
[1] UNIV CONNECTICUT,DEPT PHYS,STORRS,CT 06269
[2] MIT,CTR THEORET PHYS,NUCL SCI LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[3] MIT,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0920-5632(93)90376-H
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
Drawing on insights from Chern-Simons theory, we give an elementary derivation for the ''Peierls substitution'' used in projecting dynamics in a strong magnetic field onto the lowest Landau level. The projection of wave functions and the ordering prescription for the projected Hamiltonian is explained.
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页码:114 / 118
页数:5
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