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Quantum electrodynamic Hall effect in one time and two space dimensions

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The topological features of quantum electrodynamics in two space and one time dimensions are shown to lead to the quantization of the Hall-effect conductance.

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  1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, P.O. Box 13, 00044, Frascati, Italia

    Y. N. Srivastava

  2. Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., U.S.A.

    A. Widom

  3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italia

    A. Widom

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Srivastava, Y.N., Widom, A. Quantum electrodynamic Hall effect in one time and two space dimensions. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 39, 285–288 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02813659

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