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Realistic solid-state model brings fractons in quantum spin liquids closer to detection
Researchers have developed a realistic solid‑state model that brings fractons—exotic quasiparticles that appear at the vertices of magnet…
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Researchers have developed a realistic solid‑state model that brings fractons—exotic quasiparticles that appear at the vertices of magnetic domain walls between different spin orders—closer to experimental detection. The model describes how these quasiparticles emerge from complex interactions in solids, similar to how lattice vibrations are described as phonons.
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