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I took calculus in high school. I know what 2d is. I still don't grasp a 2d particle. Is it entirely theoretical, or what? Is it necessary. I clicked a few of the links but the info was a bit dense for me to understand what they're saying or why I should or anyone should care about it. What's the application?
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Is it entirely theoretical, or what?
From Wikipedia:
Abelian anyons have been detected and play a major role in the fractional quantum Hall effect.
So, no - it's detected. However, the non-Abelian are just theorized. From Wikipedia:
Non-abelian anyons have not been definitively detected, although this is an active area of research.
I'm unsure of any practical use - but the observation/confirmation could lead to more confidence in the quantum mechanic models and help further the refinement of that field of study.
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[–] BoraxTheFungarian ago (edited ago)
I took calculus in high school. I know what 2d is. I still don't grasp a 2d particle. Is it entirely theoretical, or what? Is it necessary. I clicked a few of the links but the info was a bit dense for me to understand what they're saying or why I should or anyone should care about it. What's the application?
[–] TheBuddha ago
From Wikipedia:
So, no - it's detected. However, the non-Abelian are just theorized. From Wikipedia:
I'm unsure of any practical use - but the observation/confirmation could lead to more confidence in the quantum mechanic models and help further the refinement of that field of study.