Non-dissipative transport coefficients in Quantum Hall Effect are precisely quantized.
These transport coefficients are Chern numbers and for that reason can not be changed continuously.
This fact is intimately related to the Quillen holomorphic anoma ly (a generalization of conformal anomaly)
This fact is intimately related to the Quillen holomorphic anoma
in such manner that the transport coefficients are encoded in the Quillen metric on the determinant line bundle.
The relation seems general, and applicable to any non-dissipative transport,
The relation seems general, and applicable to any non-dissipative transport,
but I will discuss it terms of Quantum Hall effect, the case study.