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We demonstrate that (2+1)-dimensional relativistic quantum electrodynamics naturally leads to integer quantum Hall effect if the electrons are noninteracting,i.e S −1 (p)=γ·p−m * is the inverse of the free-electron propagator with the effective massm *.
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Acharya, R., Swamy, P.N. Quantum hall effect in 2+1 quantum electrodynamics. Nuov Cim B 107, 351–354 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728496
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