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Fractional Electrons in Liquid Helium?

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We argue that electrons in liquid helium bubbles are not fractional, they are in a superposed state.

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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA

    R. Jackiw

  2. Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, USA

    C. Rebbi

  3. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310, USA

    J. R. Schrieffer

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Jackiw, R., Rebbi, C. & Schrieffer, J.R. Fractional Electrons in Liquid Helium?. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 122, 587–589 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004856402021

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