Colloidal test bed for universal dynamics of phase transitions

Abstract

Confined colloids constitute an ideal platform to advance our understanding of universal dynamics in critical systems.

5 pages, 1 figure, commentary for PNAS

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• Kibble-Zurek mechanism in colloidal monolayers

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