TY  - JOUR
PB  - SciPost Foundation
DO  - 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.14.005
TI  - The prediction of anyons: Its history and wider implications
PY  - 2023/11/23
UR  - https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.14.005
JF  - SciPost Physics Proceedings
JA  - SciPost Phys. Proc.
VL  - 
IS  - 14
SP  - 005
A1  - Goldin, Gerald A.
AB  - Prediction of "anyons," often attributed exclusively to Wilczek, came first from Leinaas and Myrheim in 1977, and independently from Goldin, Menikoff, and Sharp in 1980-81. In 2020, experimentalists successfully created anyonic excitations. This paper discusses why the possibility of quantum particles in two-dimensional space with intermediate exchange statistics eluded physicists for so long after bosons and fermions were understood. The history suggests ideas for the preparation of future researchers. I conclude by addressing failures to attribute scientific achievements accurately, both inadvertent and intentional. Such practices disproportionately hurt women and minorities in physics.
ER  -

@Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.14.005,
	title={{The prediction of anyons: Its history and wider implications}},
	author={Gerald A. Goldin},
	journal={SciPost Phys. Proc.},
	pages={005},
	year={2023},
	publisher={SciPost},
	doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.14.005},
	url={https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.14.005},
}