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Modified interferometer to measure anyonic braiding statistics

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2025-09-03 v2

Abstract

Existing quantum Hall interferometers measure twice the braiding phase, ei2θe^{i2\theta}, of Abelian anyons, i.e. the phase accrued when one quasi-particle encircles another clockwise. We propose a modified Fabry-P\'{e}rot or Mach-Zehnder interferometer that can measure eiθe^{i\theta}.

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@article{arxiv.2403.12139,
  title  = {Modified interferometer to measure anyonic braiding statistics},
  author = {Steven A. Kivelson and Chaitanya Murthy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.12139},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

4 + 1 pages, 3 figures. Final version accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters

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