Abstract:
There are only two types of fundamental particles that can exist in our world: bosons and fermions. This is surprisingly due to the fact that we live in three spatial dimensions; in two dimensions, particle types exhibiting other statistics are possible. However, this fact is not solely a mathematical curiosity, as in some exotic materials, excitations can behave exactly like particles. Then, if we can constrain these quasi-particles to a surface of a material, we can observe quasi-particles that do not obey bosonic or fermionic statistics - we call such quasi-particles anyons. Besides their unique characteristics, anyons are also interesting from a more practical perspective: their implementation would allow for highly noise-resistant quantum computers via topological quantum computing.
In this talk, I will give an introduction to anyons from the perspective of quantum information. I will explain a unique way in which we can encode qubits in anyonic systems, as well as how we can implement unitary operations, and make measurements in anyonic systems. Lastly, I will discuss my preliminary results on the topic concerning the implementation of a Bell test in such systems.
Remote guests are invited via Zoom:
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84248911743?pwd=ZsiAOQbRgYCm5IFsArOnb18Fj5IsZh.1Meeting ID: 842 4891 1743
Passcode: 394021
Oct 7, 2026, 2 PM CEST, Room D
