title: Fractional quantum Hall effect in a curved space: gravitational anomaly and electromagnetic response.
abstract: We develop a general method to compute correlation functions of fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states on a curved space. In a curved space, local transformation properties of FQH states are examined through local geometric variations, which are essentially governed by the gravitational anomaly. Furthermore, we show that the electromagnetic response of FQH states is related to the gravitational response (a response to curvature). Thus, the gravitational anomaly is also seen in the structure factor and the Hall conductance in flat space. The method is based on an iteration of a Ward identity obtained for FQH states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 929 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Can
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 929 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 929 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiegmann