Semiclassical quantization of skipping orbits

DOI10.1140/EPJB/E2010-10584-YMaRDI QIDQ6176636zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Gilles Montambaux

Publication date 26 July 2023

Published in The European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.5819

zbMATH Keywords

drift velocityedge stateLandau levelMaslov indexquantization rule

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20)

Abstract: We propose a simple description of the spectrum of edge states in the quantum Hall regime, in terms of semiclassical quantization of skipping orbits along hard wall boundaries, $calA=2pi(n+gamma)el{l}_B^2$, where $calA$ is the area enclosed between a skipping orbit and the wall and $el{l}_B$ is the magnetic length. Remarkably, this description provides an excellent quantitative agreement with the exact spectrum. We discuss the value of $gamma$ when the skipping orbits touch one or two edges, and its variation when the orbits graze the edges and the semiclassical quantization has to be corrected by diffraction effects. The value of $gamma$ evolves continuously from $1/2$ to $3/4$. We calculate the energy dependence of the drift velocity along the different Landau levels. We compare the structure of the semiclassical cyclotron orbits, their position with respect to the edge, to the wave function of the corresponding eigenstates.

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