Extended Data Fig. 2: Floppy spin aligns with the transverse field.
From: Observation of topological phenomena in a programmable lattice of 1,800 qubits
a, b, Two of six degenerate classical ground states differ by a flip of spin 1. c, With the addition of a perturbative transverse field Γ, spin 1 aligns with the transverse field in a symmetric superposition \(|\to \rangle =(|\uparrow \rangle +|\downarrow \rangle )/\sqrt{2}\), reducing the energy from −J to −J − Γ. Red and blue represent spin-up and spin-down, respectively.
