THE CRITERION FOR FRACTIONAL CHARGE OF(1+1)-DIMENSIONAL DIRAC FIELD

The fractional fermion number (charge) of (1+1)-dimensional Dirac field interacting with a scalar background field is investigated. By means of the correspondence principle in (1+1)-dimensional field theory,it is shown that only when the background field develops a solitvn with a node can the fractional fermion number be induced(node theorem).Consistently, a zero mode bound state of the fermion field should be present and responsible for the fractional charge as long as the soliton satisfies certain conditions (theorem of zero mode).We have also obtained the analytical expression of the vacuum charge distribution in the vicinitu of distorted reqion.