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New research uncovers chiral topological phases in metals without structural order
Source: Phys.org · Published
Fermions are among the most important particles in physics and include both everyday electrons and more exotic variants. Chiral fermions, like gloves, come in left- and right-handed versions and were proposed over a century ago. While high-energy neutrinos—the leading candidates for massless chiral fermions—proved to have mass, nearly (semi-) metallic solid-state crystals were discovered 15 years…
Key points
- Fermions are among the most important particles in physics and include both everyday electrons and more exotic variants.
- Chiral fermions, like gloves, come in left- and right-handed versions and were proposed over a century ago.
- While high-energy neutrinos—the leading candidates for massless chiral fermions—proved to have mass, nearly (semi-) metallic solid-state crystals were discovered 15 years…
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