Quantum response at finite fields and breakdown of Chern numbers

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/32/33/308zbMATH Open0953.81108arXivmath-ph/9901018OpenAlexW1964053639MaRDI QIDQ4947740FDOQ4947740

Authors: Z. Kons, J. E. Avron 

Publication date: 25 April 2000

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the response to an electric field, in models of the Integral Quantum Hall effect, is analytic in the field and has isolated essential singularity at zero field. We also study the breakdown of Chern numbers associated with the response of Floquet states. We argue, and give evidence, that the breakdown of Chern numbers in Floquet states is a discontinuous transition at zero field. This follows from an observation, of independent interest, that Chern numbers for finite dimensional Floquet operators are generically zero. These results rule out the possibility that the breakdown of the Hall conductance is a phase transition at finite fields for a large class of models.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/9901018

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70)

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