ANALYSIS: Does Quantum Theory Explain Consciousness?
The whole notion of anyons is bizarre, if you think about it. I mean, quantum field theory -- the marriage of quantum mechanics with special relativity -- dictates that there are only two discrete possibilities for classes of particles: bosons and fermions. The existence of anyons should be ruled out by the quantum mechanical playbook. So what gives?
Chillin' at the Subatomic Cafe
Imagine you are a humble electron, and you walk into the Subatomic Cafe for a nice big bowl of quark soup. The room is filled with elementary particles, both bosons and your fellow fermions. Where do you sit?
Electrons are restless particles with serious intimacy issues; they need a lot of personal space. Each electron in the cafe occupies only one seat at a given table, and would shove off a stranger who tried to sit in his or her lap –- although if that person happened to be an attractive member of the opposite sex, the two could share a table.
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