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Modern tests of Lorentz invariance
Motivated by ideas about quantum gravity, a tremendous amount of effort over
the past decade has gone into testing Lorentz invariance in various regimes.
This review summarizes both the theoretical frameworks for tests of Lorentz
invariance and experimental advances that have made new high precision tests
possible. The current constraints on Lorentz violating effects from both
terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations are presented.Comment: Modified and expanded discussions of various points. Numerous
references added. Version matches that accepted by Living Reviews in
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Switching chiral solitons for algebraic operation of topological quaternary digits
Chiral objects can be found throughout nature1–4; in condensed
matter chiral objects are often excited states protected by a
system’s topology. The use of chiral topological excitations to
carry information has been demonstrated, where the information
is robust against external perturbations5,6. For instance,
reading, writing, and transfer of binary information have been
demonstrated with chiral topological excitations in magnetic
systems, skyrmions7–14, for spintronic devices13–19. The next
step is logic or algebraic operations of such topological bits20–22.
Here, we show experimentally the switching between chiral
topological excitations or chiral solitons of dierent chirality
in a one-dimensional electronic system with Z4 topological
symmetry23,24. We found that a fast-moving achiral soliton
merges with chiral solitons to switch their handedness.This can
lead to the realization of algebraic operation of Z4 topological
charges25. Chiral solitons could be a platform for storage and
operation of robust topological multi-digit information.
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