Experimental realization of para-particle oscillators
C. Huerta Alderete, Alaina Green, Nhung H. Nguyen, Yingyue Zhu, B. M. Rodríguez-Lara, Norbert M. Linke
Abstract
Para-particles are fascinating because they are neither bosons nor fermions. While unlikely to be found in nature, they may still offer accurate descriptions of exotic quantum phenomena. We report the quantum simulation of para-particle oscillators by tailoring the native couplings of two orthogonal motional modes of a trapped ion. Our system accurately reproduces the dynamics of para-bosons and para-fermions of even order, demonstrating the first experimental analogy of para-particle dynamics in any physical system and demonstrate full control of para-particle oscillators.
Topics & Concepts
BosonFermionRealization (probability)PhysicsParticle (ecology)QuantumQuantum mechanicsStatistical physicsTopology (electrical circuits)Theoretical physicsMathematicsStatisticsGeologyCombinatoricsOceanographyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research