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Matrix model for a quantum Hall droplet with manifest particle-hole symmetry

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Department of Physics, UCSB, Santa Barbara, California 93106 (United States)
We find that a gauged matrix model of rectangular fermionic matrices (a matrix version of the fermion harmonic oscillator) realizes a quantum hall droplet with manifest particle-hole symmetry. The droplet consists of free fermions on the topology of a sphere. It is also possible to deform the Hamiltonian by double trace operators, and we argue that this device can produce two body potentials which might lead the system to realize a fractional quantum hall state on the sphere. We also argue that a single gauged fermionic quantum mechanics of Hermitian matrices realizes a droplet with an edge that has c=1/2 CFT on it.
OSTI ID:
20709105
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 71; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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