| Literature DB >> 25167530 |
Bryan Gin-ge Chen1, Paul J Ackerman2, Gareth P Alexander3, Randall D Kamien4, Ivan I Smalyukh2.
Abstract
The Hopf fibration is an example of a texture: a topologically stable, smooth, global configuration of a field. Here we demonstrate the controlled sculpting of the Hopf fibration in nematic liquid crystals through the control of point defects. We demonstrate how these are related to torons by use of a topological visualization technique derived from the Pontryagin-Thom construction.Year: 2013 PMID： 25167530 DOI： 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.237801
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN： 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161