arXiv · 2108.05471
Experimental realization of para-particle oscillators
Abstract
Para-particles are fascinating because they are neither bosons nor fermions. While unlikely to be found in nature, they might represent accurate descriptions of physical phenomena like topological phases of matter. We report the quantum simulation of para-particle oscillators by tailoring the native couplings of two orthogonal motional modes of a trapped ion. Our system reproduces the dynamics of para-bosons and para-fermions of even order very accurately. These results represent the first experimental analogy of para-particle dynamics in any physical system and demonstrate full control of para-particle oscillators.
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C. Huerta Alderete, Alaina M. Green, Nhung H. Nguyen, Yingyue Zhu, B. M. Rodríguez-Lara, Norbert M. Linke. 2021-08-11. Experimental realization of para-particle oscillators. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25271-2
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