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Decomposing fractional quantum Hall wave functions via operator contraction multiplication

Dong-Hao Guan1, Licheng Wang1, Yuan Zhou1,2,*, Ai-Lei He3,†, and Yi-Fei Wang4,5

  • 1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Quantum Information Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Suzhou 215163, China
  • 3College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
  • 4Zhejiang Institute of Photoelectronics and Zhejiang Institute for Advanced Light Source, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
  • 5Center for Statistical and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, and Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China

  • *Contact author: zhouyuan@nju.edu.cn
  • †Contact author: heailei@yzu.edu.cn

Phys. Rev. B 114, L051110 – Published 27 July, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/13ll-4k18

Abstract

We develop a general algebraic scheme to decompose fractional quantum Hall (FQH) wave functions based on the operator contraction multiplication. By introducing fermionic and bosonic operators and establishing three fundamental contraction rules, we achieve an exact decomposition of the Laughlin states. This approach naturally extends to multicomponent systems by factorizing coupled Jastrow factors via resultants and elementary symmetric polynomials, enabling a complete decomposition of the Halperin states. For the Halperin (2,2,1) state, we explicitly derive its basic expansion, identify root configurations, and reveal intra- and intercolor squeezing operators, thereby uncovering the underlying generalized Pauli principle. Using this method, we compute orbital entanglement spectra for up to 16 particles with decomposition dimensions exceeding 1011, obtaining edge excitation sequences that precisely match chiral Luttinger liquid theory. Our framework breaks through the long-standing limitations of Jack polynomials, provides a unified decomposition for both single- and multicomponent FQH states, and opens an alternative avenue for exploring wave functions for more complex FQH states.

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