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What is the quasiparticle that remembers its past?

Question #150685. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Feb 21 2024.
Originally posted Feb 21 2024 9:16 PM.

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It's known as a non-Abelian anyon. It was created with a quantum computer and in turn might find use in future quantum computing devices.

An anyon remembers its history: where it has been and the steps required to get there.
“[Imagine a book] where every page is empty, but if you look at all the pages at once, the information slowly adds up. Even if you scratch out one page, it doesn't matter, because the information is in the correlation between the pages.”
link https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a44705356/scientists-built-particle-that-can-remember-history/

link https://www.newscientist.com/article/2372659-weird-particle-that-remembers-its-past-discovered-by-quantum-computer/
Response last updated by psnz on Feb 21 2024.
Feb 21 2024, 9:18 PM
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