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Why is planar geometry preferred to observe ordinary Hall effect?
In the Physics Today article by Avron et.al. "A Topological Look at the Quantum Hall Effect" Physics Today (2003) it is suggested that to observe ordinary Hall effect, planar geometry is preferred to ...
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First Chern number, monoples and quantum Hall states
The first Chern number $\cal C$ is known to be related to various physical objects.
Gauge fields are known as connections of some principle bundles. In particular, principle $U(1)$ bundle is said to ...
