The lowest Landau level long distance theory of composite fermions (CF) developed by Murthy and me is minimally extended to all distances, guided by very general principles. The resulting theory is mathematically consistent, and physically appealing: we clearly see the electron and the vortices binding to form the CF. The meaning of the constraints, their role in ensuring compressibility of dipolar objects at $\nu =1\mathrm{}/2$, and the observability of dipoles are clarified.

• Received 19 March 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2382