Topological braiding and virtual particles on the cell membrane

<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>Topological defects are robust particle-like structures that essentially determine the mechanics and dynamics of physical and biological matter. Examples range from vortices in quantum superfluids to the cores of spiral wave...

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Main Authors: Liu, Jinghui, Totz, Jan F, Miller, Pearson W, Hastewell, Alasdair D, Chao, Yu-Chen, Dunkel, Jörn, Fakhri, Nikta
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141728