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Forthe two basic particles have bosonic self-statistics and full mutual-braid phase $-1$. Moreover $|\det K_1|=4$. These are the electric and magnetic particles of the surface code.

Forthe first basic particle is a fermion, the second is a boson, and they are mutual semions; again $|\det K_2|=4$. They can be identified with $f=e\times m$ and $m$, so this is merely another integral basis for the same surface-code phase.

Finally,which already rules it out. Therefore

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An $r_x$ string is a product of X operators, while a $g_z$ string is a product of Z operators. A process that carries $r_x$ once around $g_z$ can be represented by a closed red X string crossing the green Z string once. At the crossing qubit,while all other factors commute. Reversing the order of the two string operators therefore multiplies the state by $-1$. The full braid phase isso $r_x$ and $g_z$ are mutual semions.

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Violating a star stabilizer $A_v$ creates an electric $e$ particle; violating a plaquette stabilizer $B_p$ creates a magnetic $m$ particle. Open Z strings create pairs of $e$ endpoints, while open X strings create pairs of $m$ endpoints. Their fusion $ϵ=e\times m$ is the third nontrivial particle type.

Two equal-type strings can be exchanged without a phase, so $e$ and $m$ have bosonic self-statistics. An X string and a Z string crossing once anticommute, so taking $e$ around $m$ gives phase $-1$: they are mutual semions. Combining these two mutual-semion species givesThus $ϵ$ is a fermion.

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