Chern-Simons and anyonic superconductivity

Conference · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6895084

Lykken, J D

Anyons are particles with fractional statistics. They can exist as point particles in a 2+1 dimension, or as quasiparticles in quasiplanar condensed matter systems in the real world. Anyonic particles can be modeled by ordinary bosons or fermions coupled to a statistical'' Chern-Simons abelian gauge field. For certain values of the statistics phase, a plasma of anyons in the Chern-Simons description is a superconductor. Anyonic superconductivity may represent an idealized limit of a new type of superconductor in real systems, perhaps encompassing the recently discovered high {Tc} copper oxides. 42 refs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6895084
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-90/72-T; CONF-9003152-1; ON: DE90010663
• Resource Relation: Conference: Strings '90: superstring workshop, College Station, TX (USA), 12-17 Mar 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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