2010/04/30 by H. Bombin · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.str-el #hep-th #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.105.030403
published as Phys.Rev.Lett.105:030403,2010 · As accepted in journal
arxiv created 2010/07/28 · arxiv updated 2010/07/29
Anyon models can be symmetric under some permutations of their topological charges. One can then conceive topological defects that, under monodromy, transform anyons according to a symmetry. We study the realization of such defects in the toric code model, showing that a process where defects are braided and fused has the same outcome as if they were Ising anyons. These ideas can also be applied in the context of topological codes.