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“Quanta of the Third Kind: Anyons"

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Thursday, 14 May 2020

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14:00 – 14:45

14:46 – 15:30

Frank Wilczek

Abstract:

Textbooks of quantum mechanics tell us that quantum particles are either bosons

or fermions. Now they need to be revised, to make room for anyons. Anyons are

a new kind of particle, with a kind of memory. I named them, and I have been

exploring their properties theoretically since the 1980s. Now, in path-breaking

experiments, anyons have at last been observed. I will discuss the universe of ideas

around anyons, using pictures rather than equations and emphasizing broad concepts

rather than technical details.