Fractional charge and statistics in the fractional quantum spin Hall effect.

J Phys Condens Matter

Institute for Theoretical Physics and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.

Published: April 2012


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In this paper, we consider there exist two types of fundamental quasihole excitation in the fractional quantum spin Hall state and investigate their topological properties by both Chern-Simons field theory and the Berry phase technique. By the two different techniques, we obtain the identical charge and statistical angle for each type of quasihole, as well as the identical mutual statistics between two different types of quasihole excitation.

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