Topological relics of symmetry breaking: winding numbers and scaling tilts from random vortex–antivortex pairs

Spontaneous nucleation and dynamics of kink defects in zigzag arrays of trapped ions

(2013) S. Ejtemaee et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Kibble-Zurek Scaling and its Breakdown for Spontaneous Generation of Josephson Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates

(2013) Shih-Wei Su et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Topological defect formation and spontaneous symmetry breaking in ion Coulomb crystals

(2013) K. Pyka et al.   Nature Communications

Observation of the Kibble–Zurek scaling law for defect formation in ion crystals

(2013) S. Ulm et al.   Nature Communications

Direct Observation of the Proliferation of Ferroelectric Loop Domains and Vortex-Antivortex Pairs

(2012) S. C. Chae et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Winding up superfluid in a torus via Bose Einstein condensation

(2012) Arnab Das et al.   Scientific Reports

Scaling Behavior and Beyond Equilibrium in the Hexagonal Manganites

(2012) S. M. Griffin et al.   Physical Review X

Ring of BEC pools as a trap for persistent flow

(2011) Jacek Dziarmaga et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

O(N)symmetry-breaking quantum quench: Topological defects versus quasiparticles

(2010) Michael Uhlmann et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW D

Evidence for Long-Range Correlations within Arrays of Spontaneously Created Magnetic Vortices in a Nb Thin-Film Superconductor

(2010) Daniel Golubchik et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Spontaneous fluxoid formation in superconducting loops

(2009) R. Monaco et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Spontaneous fluxon production in annular Josephson tunnel junctions in the presence of a magnetic field

(2008) R. Monaco et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Winding Up of the Wave-Function Phase by an Insulator-to-Superfluid Transition in a Ring of Coupled Bose-Einstein Condensates

(2008) Jacek Dziarmaga et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS