From anyons to Majoranas
Anyons, particles that are neither bosons nor fermions, were predicted in the 1980s, but strong experimental evidence for the existence of the simplest type of anyons has only emerged this year. Further theoretical and experimental advances promise to nail the existence of more exotic types of anyon...
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| author | Sau, J Simon, S Vishveshwara, S Williams, JR |
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| description | Anyons, particles that are neither bosons nor fermions, were predicted in the 1980s, but strong experimental evidence for the existence of the simplest type of anyons has only emerged this year. Further theoretical and experimental advances promise to nail the existence of more exotic types of anyons, such as Majorana fermions, which would make topological quantum computation possible. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e28f4274-1d5b-4a66-ae29-eac005fc6bfe2022-03-27T10:02:17ZFrom anyons to MajoranasJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e28f4274-1d5b-4a66-ae29-eac005fc6bfeEnglishSymplectic ElementsNature2020Sau, JSimon, SVishveshwara, SWilliams, JRAnyons, particles that are neither bosons nor fermions, were predicted in the 1980s, but strong experimental evidence for the existence of the simplest type of anyons has only emerged this year. Further theoretical and experimental advances promise to nail the existence of more exotic types of anyons, such as Majorana fermions, which would make topological quantum computation possible. |
| spellingShingle | Sau, J Simon, S Vishveshwara, S Williams, JR From anyons to Majoranas |
| title | From anyons to Majoranas |
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| title_short | From anyons to Majoranas |
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