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1/2-Anyons in small atomic Bose-Einstein condensates

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-06-24 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We discuss a way of creating, manipulating and detecting anyons in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates consisting of a small number of atoms . By achieving a quasidegeneracy in the atomic motional states we drive the system into a 1/2--Laughlin state for fractional quantum Hall bosons. Localized 1/2--quasiholes can be created by focusing lasers at the desired positions. We show how to manipulate these quasiholes in order to probe directly their 1/2--statistics.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0103251,
  title  = {1/2-Anyons in small atomic Bose-Einstein condensates},
  author = {B. Paredes and P. Fedichev and J. I. Cirac and P. Zoller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0103251},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures