Anyon Statistics and the Witten Index
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✦ hep-th
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indexanyonstatisticswittenaccommodatealthoughalwaysanyonic
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Using the theory of supersymmetric anyons, I extend the definition of the Witten index to 2+1 dimensions so as to accommodate the existence of anyon spin and statistics. I then demonstrate that, although in general the index receives irrational and complex contributions from anyonic states, the overall index is always integral, and I consider some of the implications and interpretations of this result.
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