Half-quantum vortices and walls bounded by strings in the polar-distorted phases of topological superfluid 3He

Half-quantum vortices and walls bounded by strings in the polar-distorted phases of topological superfluid 3He

Symmetry-allowed topological defects, like quantized vortices, often control the universal behavior of macroscopic quantum systems. Here, Mäkinen et al. report survival of half-quantum vortices in symmetry-breaking transitions to polar-distorted phases in nanostructure-confined superfluid 3He.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. T. Mäkinen, V. V. Dmitriev, J. Nissinen, J. Rysti, G. E. Volovik, A. N. Yudin, K. Zhang, V. B. Eltsov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08204-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08204-8

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