2001/08/17 by R. Shankar, Shankar, R.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0108271
Based on Cargese Lectures, May 2001. 7 figures, needs attached style files, 31 pages
arxiv created 2001/08/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
This is an introduction to the microscopic theories of the FQHE. After a brief description of experiments, trial wavefunctions and the physics they contain are discussed. This is followed by a description of the hamiltonian approach, wherein one goes from the electrons to the composite fermions by a series of transformations. The theory is then compared to other theoretical approaches and to experiment.