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Shards of Broken Symmetry: Topological Defects as Traces of the Phase Transition Dynamics

W. H. Zurek, L. M. A. Bettencourt, J. Dziarmaga +1

We discuss the origin of topological defects in phase transitions and analyze their role as a "diagnostic tool" in the study of the non-equilibrium dynamics of symmetry breaking. H…