Quantum states of matter with topological order are of great fundamental — and potential practical — interest. Polar molecules stored in optical lattices could offer a platform for realizing such 'exotic' states.
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Lewenstein, M. Polar molecules in topological order. Nature Phys 2, 309–310 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys301
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