Equality of Bulk and Edge Hall Conductance Revisited
Equality of Bulk and Edge Hall Conductance Revisited
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重新审视体质和边缘霍尔电导的相等性
DOI:
10.1007/s00220-002-0698-z
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
G. M. Graf
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作者:
P. Elbau;G. M. Graf
Abstract: The integral quantum Hall effect can be explained either as resulting from bulk or edge currents (or, as it occurs in real samples, as a combination of both). This leads to different definitions of Hall conductance, which agree under appropriate hypotheses, as shown by Schulz-Baldes et al. by means of K-theory. We propose an alternative proof based on a generalization of the index of a pair of projections to more general operators. The equality of conductances is an expression of the stability of that index as a flux tube is moved from within the bulk across the boundary of a sample.