New class of adjustable anyons discovered (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

New class of adjustable anyons discovered

Caption

Graphic illustration of the papers’ findings. A knob labelled with α can be dialed between 0 and 1, showing how it affects the symmetry of two particles during an exchange operation, shown as two Ψs inside mathematical bra-ket notation.

Credit

Jack Featherstone

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