Majorana modes and p-wave superfluids for fermionic atoms in optical lattices

@article{Bhler2014MajoranaMA,
  title={Majorana modes and p-wave superfluids for fermionic atoms in optical lattices},
  author={Adam B{\"u}hler and Nicolai Lang and Christina V. Kraus and Gunnar M{\"o}ller and Sebastian D. Huber and Hans Peter B{\"u}chler},
  journal={Nature Communications},
  year={2014},
  volume={5}
}
The quest for realization of non-Abelian phases of matter, driven by their possible use in fault-tolerant topological quantum computing, has been spearheaded by recent developments in p-wave superconductors. The chiral px+ipy-wave superconductor in two-dimensions exhibiting Majorana modes provides the simplest phase supporting non-Abelian quasiparticles and can be seen as the blueprint of fractional topological order. Alternatively, Kitaev’s Majorana wire has emerged as an ideal toy model to… 
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