4 papers
Emergent discrete space-time crystal of Majorana-like quasiparticles in chiral liquid crystals
Hanqing Zhao, Rui Zhang, Ivan I. Smalyukh
Time crystals spontaneously break the time translation symmetry, as recently has been frequently reported in quantum systems. Here we describe the observation of classical analogue…
Space-time crystals from particle-like topological solitons
Hanqing Zhao, Ivan I. Smalyukh
Time crystals are unexpected states of matter that spontaneously break time translation symmetry either in a discrete or continuous manner. However, spatially-mesoscale space-time…
Liquid crystal torons in Poiseuille-like flows
Guilherme N. C. Amaral, Hanqing Zhao, Mahmoud Sedahmed +5
Three-dimensional (3D) simulations of the structure of liquid crystal (LC) torons, topologically protected distortions of the LC director field, under material flows are rare but e…
"Hall" transport of liquid crystal solitons in Couette flow
Rodrigo C. V. Coelho, Hanqing Zhao, Guilherme N. C. Amaral +3
Topology establishes a unifying framework for a diverse range of scientific areas including particle physics, cosmology, and condensed matter physics. One of the most fascinating m…