topology

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A tale of vortices, skyrmions, paths and shapes

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Scicomm Science anyons BCS theory chiral magnets condensed matter physics David Thouless Kosterlitz-Thouless transition materials science Nanyang Technical University orbital angular momentum p-wave superconductor path dependency phase transition quantum computers quasiparticles Rashba-Edelstein effect s-wave superconductor skyrmion-vortex coupling skyrmions solid state physics superconductors supercurrent topological excitations topology Vijay Shenoy

There are many types of superconductors. Some of them can be explained by an early theory of superconductivity called Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory. In these materials, vibrations in the ato…