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Engineering the chiral anomaly: the quantum Hall effect

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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Some practical aspects of the chiral anomaly present in quantum electrodynamics are discussed in connection with the fractional Hall effect. The possibility that certain instabilities may develop is pointed out.

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  1. Laboratori Nazionali dell’ Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati, Italia

    Y. N. Srivastava

  2. Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., USA

    Y. N. Srivastava

  3. Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., USA

    A. Widom & M. H. Friedman

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Srivastava, Y.N., Widom, A. & Friedman, M.H. Engineering the chiral anomaly: the quantum Hall effect. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 42, 137–140 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748348

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