Scientific Achievement
Momentum conserved tunneling into a quantum Hall system reveals elementary excitations at its edge.
Significance and Impact
This work enhances our understanding of the basic elements of potential quantum computers.
Research Details
- Electrons at the quantum Hall edge are assumed to interact strongly with each other.
- The dependence of the tunneling strength on energy is evaluated exactly.
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