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Evidence for fractional matter coupled to an emergent gauge field in a quantum spin ice

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Nature Physics, Published online: 12 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02711-w

Quantum fluctuations in frustrated magnets are expected to produce unconventional emergent behaviour. Neutron spectroscopy measurements now provide evidence for emergent gauge fields in a pyrochlore spin ice.