Majorana nanowires for topological quantum computation: A tutorial
Majorana nanowires for topological quantum computation: A tutorial
Majorana bound states are quasiparticle excitations localized at the boundaries of a topologically nontrivial superconductor. They are zero-energy, charge-neutral, particle-hole symmetric, and spatially-separated end modes which are topologically protected by the particle-hole symmetry of the superconducting state. Due to their topological nature, they are robust against local perturbations and, in …