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Anyons are 2d identical quantum particles with an intermediate exchange symmetry characterized by representations of the braid group. In the abelian case, they can be modelled through the so-called ...

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Future quantum computing will require correlations between distant modules—a feature known as distributed entanglement. Traditionally, such entanglement has relied on active control and repeated ...