Publication Date:
2013-08-09
Description:
Article The Kibble–Zurek mechanism describes the formation of topological defects in systems undergoing continuous phase transitions, and predicts a power law for their density. Pyka et al . create defects in ion coulomb crystals and observe their scaling behaviour in the context of the Kibble–Zurek theory. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3291 Authors: K. Pyka, J. Keller, H. L. Partner, R. Nigmatullin, T. Burgermeister, D. M. Meier, K. Kuhlmann, A Retzker, M. B. Plenio, W. H. Zurek, A. del Campo, T. E. Mehlstäubler
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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