A Two fluid description of the quantum Hall soliton

Aug, 2001
28 pages
e-Print:
Report number:
  • SU-ITP-01-25,
  • SLAC-PUB-16218

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Abstract:
We show that the Quantum Hall Soliton constructed in \cite{giantbob} is stable under small perturbations. We find that creating quasiparticles actually lowers the energy of the system, and discuss whether this indicates an instability on the time scales relevant to the problem.
Note:
  • 28 pages, 2 figures Report-no: SU-ITP-01/25, SLAC-PUB-8657
  • Hall effect
  • soliton: stability
  • fluid
  • quasiparticle
  • constraint