Topological quantum computation has emerged as one of the most exciting approaches to
constructing a fault-tolerant quantum computer. The proposal relies on the existence of …

Experimental discovery of a quantized Hall state at 5/2 filling factor presented an enigmatic
finding in an established field of study that has remained an open issue for more than twenty …

A standing problem in low-dimensional electron systems is the nature of the 5/2 fractional
quantum Hall (FQH) state: Its elementary excitations are a focus for both elucidating the …

Transport measurement, which applies an electric field and studies the migration of charged
particles, ie, the current, is the most widely used technique in condensed matter studies. It is …

Inter-Landau-level transitions break particle hole symmetry and will choose either the
Pfaffian or the anti-Pfaffian state as the absolute ground state at 5/2 filling of the fractional …

We show that the resistance of the ν= 5/2 quantum Hall state, confined to an interferometer,
oscillates with the magnetic field consistent with an Ising-type non-Abelian state. In three …

We consider the tunneling current through a double point-contact Fabry-Pérot interferometer
such as used in recent experimental studies of the fractional quantum Hall plateau at filling …

It is a theoretical conjecture that 5/2 fractional quantum Hall state charge e/4 excitations may
obey non-Abelian statistics. In edge state interference these purported non-Abelian …

Until the late 1980s, phases of matter were understood in terms of Landau's symmetry-
breaking theory. Following the discovery of the quantum Hall effect, the introduction of a …

Using exact diagonalization we show that the spin-polarized Coulomb ground state at ν= 5 2
is adiabatically connected with the Moore-Read wave function for systems with up to 18 …