Violation of classical electrodynamics by composite fermions in the quantum Hall effect

TL;DR

This paper argues that the composite fermion model in the quantum Hall effect conflicts with classical electrodynamics and relativity, suggesting fundamental inconsistencies in the current theoretical framework.

Contribution

It critically examines the composite fermion concept, highlighting its contradictions with established physical laws and questioning its validity in explaining the quantum Hall effect.

Findings

Composite fermions produce quasiparticles with unusual properties.

The model predicts zero magnetic field in certain quasiparticle motions.

The flux attachment process violates relativity principles.

Abstract

We find that the composite fermion (CF), which is the magnetic flux quanta attached to the electron, although based on experimentally observed fractions in the quantum Hall effect, is inconsistent with the classical electrodynamics. It produces new quasiparticles which have usual charge and spin but their motion in a curved path does not produce magnetic field. This "zero-field" production is inconsistent with the classical electrodynamics. The attaching and detaching of magnetic flux quanta to the electron also violates the theory of relativity.