The Trefoil Configuration \(3_1\), \(L_k=6\), \(\theta=6\pi/5\) Is Not Reducible to Standard Ising, Fibonacci, or Ordinary Spin-Network Models
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We show that the kinematic configuration consisting of the trefoil knot \(3_1\) with linking number \(L_k = 6\) and phase \(\theta = 6\pi/5\) cannot be identified with an Ising anyon lattice, a Fibonacci anyon sector, or an ordinary loop-quantum-gravity spin network without additional topological constraints. The area spectrum remains the standard LQG expression and is independent of the phase sign, while the phase itself does not match the R-matrix of either Ising or Fibonacci anyons.
Author: Soliman, Simon
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225746192
FWCI:
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: