Formation of novel topological liquids in non-Abelian quantum Hall states with a finite density of interacting anyons

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Abstract

We discuss the nucleation of novel topological liquids within a `parent' non-Abelian quantum Hall state that arises from a macroscopic occupation of the parent liquid with interacting anyons. The edge states between the `nucleated' and the `parent' liquids are neutral, and correspond precisely to the gapless modes of chains of interacting anyons. Exploring the collective states of anyonic spin chains is thus, at the same time, a tool to systematically study topological phases which can occur inside non-Abelian quantum Hall liquids due to population of such liquids with a finite density of interacting non-Abelian anyons. We discuss several examples including the interface between the Moore-Read and Read-Rezayi quantum Hall states.

Authors

  • Simon Trebst

    • Microsoft Research, Station Q
  • Charlotte Gils

    • ETH Zurich
  • Eddy Ardonne

    • Nordita
  • Andreas Ludwig

    • Depatment of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Barbara
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Matthias Troyer

    • ETH Zurich
    • ETH, Zurich
  • Zhenghan Wang

    • Microsoft Research, Station Q