A Topological Look at the Quantum Hall Effect
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics Today
- Vol. 56 (8) , 38-42
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1611351
Abstract
The amazingly precise quantization of Hall conductance in a two-dimensional electron gas can be understood in terms of a topological invariant known as the Chern number.Keywords
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