Publication Date:
2018-01-11
Description:
Author(s): K. S. Olsen, H. S. Limseth, and C. A. Lütken The quantum Hall effect has bagged several Nobel prizes and is a cornerstone of modern metrology, but after four decades it continues to strain our understanding of quantum physics. This comprehensive review of scaling experiments provides substantial support for the conjecture that the morass of Hall data conceals a new type of symmetry, known as modular symmetry [C. A. Lütken and G. G. Ross, Phys. Rev. B 45, 11837 (1992)]. These infinite discrete symmetries are central to many recent developments in mathematics and string theory, but have not previously been seen in nature. [Phys. Rev. B 97, 045113] Published Wed Jan 10, 2018
Keywords:
Electronic structure and strongly correlated systems
Print ISSN:
1098-0121
Electronic ISSN:
1095-3795
Topics:
Physics