Anyon statistics and the Witten index

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(98)01232-5zbMATH Open1002.81556arXivhep-th/9707147WikidataQ128109449 ScholiaQ128109449MaRDI QIDQ1850800FDOQ1850800

Authors: Donald Spector 

Publication date: 21 December 2002

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Using the theory of supersymmetric anyons, I extend the definition of the Witten index to 2+1 dimensions so as to accommodate the existence of anyon spin and statistics. I then demonstrate that, although in general the index receives irrational and complex contributions from anyonic states, the overall index is always integral, and I consider some of the implications and interpretations of this result.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9707147

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Index theory and related fixed-point theorems on manifolds (58J20) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60)

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