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December 10, 2014

Quantum knots animated

"The mysteries are just piling up."

You can't split an electron, right? Wrong. Physicists Gil Refael and Jason Alicea explain the unique properties of electrons constrained to a 2-dimensional world, and how they can be used to make noise-proof quantum computers.

Credit: Credit: Recorded and Animated by Jorge Cham Featuring: Gil Refael and Jason Alicea


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