The quantum spin Hall effect is a fundamental property of light

Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 13:00 in Physics & Chemistry

In a paper that crystalizes knowledge from a variety of experiments and theoretical developments, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have demonstrated that the quantum spin Hall effect—an effect known to take place in solid state physics—is also an intrinsic property of light.

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