Shivaji L. Sondhi

Shivaji Sondhi is a Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He is a condensed matter theorist whose research has been primarily in the subset of the field concerned with quantum many-body physics. His current interests lie in the theory of topological phases, frustrated magnetism, and the statistical mechanics of quantum computation.

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Fractional charges fly between planes

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Fiona J. Burnell and Shivaji L. Sondhi, Published June 15, 2009

magnetism | semiconductor | mesoscopics

The fractional quantum Hall effect, thought to be special to two dimensions, may also flourish in three, providing a possible explanation for anomalies observed in certain 3D materials in high magnetic fields.
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Fractional quantum Hall effect without Landau levels

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Rahul Roy and Shivaji L. Sondhi, Published June 6, 2011

semiconductor

Researchers develop models that could exhibit a fractional quantum Hall effect in the absence of an external magnetic field.