Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: We consider Chern-Simons gauge theory on a torus with both nonrelativistic and relativistic matter. It is shown that the Hamiltonian and two total momenta commute among themselves only in the physical Hilbert space. We also discuss relations among degenerate physical states, degenerate vacua, and the existence of multicomponent Schr\"odinger wave functions.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: Choon-Lin Ho, Yutaka Hosotani
Institutions: Tamkang University, University of Minnesota
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2083870831