Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms
Skyrmions and hopfions are topological elementary excitations originally discussed in particle physics and field theory, and are also created in optical fields. The authors show theoretically that the topology of light beams can be transformed into optical excitations of an atomic gas to form 3D par...
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| author | Christopher D. Parmee Mark R. Dennis Janne Ruostekoski |
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| description | Skyrmions and hopfions are topological elementary excitations originally discussed in particle physics and field theory, and are also created in optical fields. The authors show theoretically that the topology of light beams can be transformed into optical excitations of an atomic gas to form 3D particle-like skyrmions and knotted hopfions, providing a new route to study these exotic objects in the laboratory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c31f0d10ecd4b0daaf6d3ebde9afb522022-12-21T23:56:25ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502022-03-01511810.1038/s42005-022-00829-yOptical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atomsChristopher D. Parmee0Mark R. Dennis1Janne Ruostekoski2Department of Physics, Lancaster UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of BirminghamDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversitySkyrmions and hopfions are topological elementary excitations originally discussed in particle physics and field theory, and are also created in optical fields. The authors show theoretically that the topology of light beams can be transformed into optical excitations of an atomic gas to form 3D particle-like skyrmions and knotted hopfions, providing a new route to study these exotic objects in the laboratory.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-00829-y |
| spellingShingle | Christopher D. Parmee Mark R. Dennis Janne Ruostekoski Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms Communications Physics |
| title | Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms |
| title_full | Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms |
| title_fullStr | Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms |
| title_short | Optical excitations of Skyrmions, knotted solitons, and defects in atoms |
| title_sort | optical excitations of skyrmions knotted solitons and defects in atoms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-00829-y |
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