Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
10.06.2024
Verlag
TreditionSeitenzahl
134
Maße (L/B/H)
23.4/15.5/1 cm
Gewicht
243 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-384-25657-7
Anyons, particles that exhibit fractional statistics intermediate between bosons and fermions, have captivated physicists for decades. Their unique braiding properties hold immense potential for applications in topological quantum computing. However, anyons remain elusive in the realm of experiments. This article bridges the gap between theoretical proposals and experimental efforts, exploring the exciting journey of realizing and manipulating anyons within the controlled environment of lattice models.
The Allure of Anyons:
Ordinary matter particles fall into two fundamental categories based on their spin-statistics connection: bosons (integer spin) and fermions (half-integer spin). Bosons like photons happily share the same quantum state, while fermions, following the Pauli exclusion principle, cannot. Anyons defy this classification, possessing fractional spin and exhibiting exotic braiding statistics. When two anyons are adiabatically (slowly) exchanged, their overall wavefunction acquires a phase shift that is neither 0° (bosons) nor 180° (fermions), but some intermediate value. This braiding property is crucial for braiding-based quantum computation, where information is encoded in the non-local entanglement of anyons and manipulated through their braiding maneuvers.
The Allure of Anyons:
Ordinary matter particles fall into two fundamental categories based on their spin-statistics connection: bosons (integer spin) and fermions (half-integer spin). Bosons like photons happily share the same quantum state, while fermions, following the Pauli exclusion principle, cannot. Anyons defy this classification, possessing fractional spin and exhibiting exotic braiding statistics. When two anyons are adiabatically (slowly) exchanged, their overall wavefunction acquires a phase shift that is neither 0° (bosons) nor 180° (fermions), but some intermediate value. This braiding property is crucial for braiding-based quantum computation, where information is encoded in the non-local entanglement of anyons and manipulated through their braiding maneuvers.
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