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Meet the 'neglectons': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing
When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.
Mathematicians have found a way to transform an unproductive quantum computing approach by reviving a class of previously discarded particles. Now, in a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, mathematicians have shown that when paired with mathematical elements previously thrown out as irrelevant, a kind of quasiparticle called an Ising anyon could help to overcome that fragility. Aaron Lauda explaining the encoding scheme used to realize qubits in the collective state of a neglecton and two Ising anyons (Image credit: Gus Ruelas/USC)In this theory, each particle has a quantum dimension — a number that reflects how much "weight," or influence, it has in the system.
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