Magnetic Mosaic: How Non-Repeating Patterns Trap Tiny Quantum Waves express
Original: "Anyon Quasilocalization in a Quasicrystalline Toric Code"
Magnetic ripples on a crystal with a non-repeating pattern turn some particles into perpetual captives while granting others the freedom to move.
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In a magnetic dance on an ever-changing mosaic, some tiny vortices get stuck forever while others wander free. This unusual behavior, found in quantum spin liquids, hints at new ways to trap and control particles for computation.
🎯 Quasicrystals, discovered in 1982, were first thought impossible, but in 2011 their discoverer won the Nobel Prize. They also occur in nature: for example, in meteorites that are older than Earth.