Topological order and anyons: quantum engineering of emergent physics

澳大利亚被公认为是量子信息和计算领域的世界领导者之一。作为一项具有巨大潜力和工程挑战的前沿技术，我们必须扩大我们的理论视野，以更好地引导实验发展。一个很有前途的新范例是拓扑量子计算，它使用具有奇异统计的粒子，称为任意子，这些粒子不存在于三维空间中，但可以被设计成出现在二维自旋晶格中。我们自下而上的研究项目将帮助澳大利亚站在这些理念的最前沿。作为一个结合了数学、计算机科学和物理学工具的领域，该项目将为年轻研究人员提供世界级的培训。

Australia is recognized as one of the world leaders in the area of quantum information and computation. As a frontier technology with tremendous potential but engineering challenges it is vital we expand our theoretical landscape to better steer experimental development. A promising new paradigm is topological quantum computation which uses particles with exotic statistics called anyons that do not exist naturally in three dimensions but can be engineered to emerge in two dimensional spin lattices. Our bottom up research program would help place Australia at the forefront of these ideas. As a field which combines tools from mathematics, computer science, and physics this project will provide world class training to young researchers.