New approach to exotic quantum matter

A team of researchers reports on a new approach to the exotic quantum matter, advancing our understanding of the topic. 

In a three-dimensional world, all particles must be either fermions or bosons. But in fewer dimensions, it is possible that particles with intermediate quantum statistics, known as anyons, exist.

In the study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters the past September, the researchers describe a new approach towards anyon detection, which is a crucial element for increasing our knowledge of the exotic quantum matter.

The research team counted with ICFO researchers Tobias Grass, Niccolo Baldelli, and Utso Bhattacharya, led by ICREA Prof. at ICFO Maciej Lewenstein, in collaboration with Bruno Juliá-Díaz, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona. Both researchers are part of QuantumCAT’s research line in Quantum Simulation, which aims to promote the technological development of quantum simulators so that in the upcoming years they can emerge from laboratories and become a tool available to industry and society.

Cited article: Tobias Graß, Bruno Juliá-Díaz, Niccolò Baldelli, Utso Bhattacharya, and Maciej Lewenstein. Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 136801. doi: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.136801