Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are topological states of matter exhibiting remarkable properties such as the capacity to protect quantum information from decoherence. Whereas their featureless ground ...

The simulation of strongly interacting many-body systems is a key objective of quantum physics research, as it can help to test the predictions of physics theories and yield new valuable insight.

Spin–orbit entangled local moments in the iridate material Na 2 IrO 3 are subject to strong exchange frustration, driving the system towards a spin-liquid phase with emergent fractional excitations.