Proliferation of so-called anyonic defects in a topological phase of quantum matter leads to a critical state that can be visualized as a 'quantum foam', with topology-changing fluctuations on all length scales.
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Schoutens, K. Wormholes in quantum matter. Nature Phys 5, 784–785 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1439
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