An anyon is a two-dimensional quasiparticle whose exchange or braiding statistics can differ from bosonic and fermionic statistics.
Two particle types are mutual semions when taking either once around the other multiplies the state by .
An anyon condenses at a boundary when its string operator may terminate there without leaving an excitation, so the boundary can absorb or emit that anyon.

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Anyon by Ciro Santilli 40 Updated 2025-07-16
The name actually comes from "any". Amazing.
Can only exist in 2D surfaces, not 3D, where fermions and bosons are the only options.
All known anyons are quasiparticles.