Many-body interaction and non-Abelian anyonic statistics in a chiral spin liquid

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Abstract

We propose an approach to generate many-body interactions in two dimensions from two-spin interactions. Applying this approach to the celebrated Kitaev honeycomb model, we provide a framework for experimentally realizing and manipulating non-Abelian anyons, with explicit demonstration of topological properties of the generalized Kitaev model and its robustness to sources of local error. Potential implementations of our approach with cold atoms are considered.

*Supported by the Physics Frontier Center at the Joint Quantum Institute.

Authors

  • Haitan Xu

    • Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, College Park, MD

  • Jacob Taylor

    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST
    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • Joint Quantum Institute