Acrobatics for anyons: New test for elusive fundamental particle proposed
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Anyons are hypothetical particles that have been postulated to represent a third class of fundamental particles alongside the known bosons and fermions. Physicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, Germany, have now proposed a novel experimental design that should make it possible to create and detect them for the first time.