3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Experimental identification of topological defects in 2D colloidal glass
Vinay Vaibhav, Arabinda Bera, Amelia C. Y. Liu +3
Topological defects are singularities within a field that cannot be removed by continuous transformations. The definition of these irregularities requires an ordered reference conf…
cond-mat.soft2024
Symmetry breaking in two dimensions on ultra-fast time scales
Alireza Valizadeh, Patrick Dillmann, Peter Keim
Melting of two-dimensional mono-crystals is described within the celebrated Kosterlitz-Thouless-Halperin-Nelson-Young scenario (KTHNY-Theory) by the dissociation of topological def…
cond-mat.soft2024
Tetratic Phase in 2D Crystals of Squares
Robert Löffler, Lukas Siedentop, Peter Keim
Melting in 2D is described by the celebrated Kosterlitz-Thouless-Halperin-Nelson-Young (KTHNY) theory. The unbinding of two different types of topological defects destroys translat…