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Can anyone explain the significance of "a state with fractionalized excitations?"

• Udo 14y ago
  Most things below the atomic level occur in quantized form, meaning variables that hop between discrete states. For example, energy radiated by electrons falling into a lower orbit is exactly equal to the difference in energy between the two orbits. Or take sub-atomic particles that have properties like spin, this also occurs in discrete steps. What this means in the context of these new magnets though I'm not sure. I seem to recall a paper where fractionalized spin states where hypothesized but I can't find it right now.
  • pfraze 14y ago
    Thanks -- interesting stuff
  • frozenport 14y ago
    gain broadening and 2 photon scattering :-)