Geometric transformation and three-dimensional hopping of Hopf solitons

oleh: Jung-Shen B. Tai, Jin-Sheng Wu, Ivan I. Smalyukh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01

Deskripsi

Hopf solitons are three-dimensional particle-like field distortions with nontrivial topology. Tai et al. show stable Hopf solitons in a liquid crystal material in the absence of an electric field or geometric confinement, their transformation and hopping-like dynamics in response to electric pulses.