Chern-Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory set in three dimensions that has profoundly influenced our understanding of gauge theories and topology. Its formulation, which emphasises ...

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Center vortices are fundamental topological configurations in Yang–Mills theory believed to encapsulate key aspects of the non‐perturbative QCD vacuum. In this framework, vortices appear as closed, ...

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Magnetic vortex structures, so-called skyrmions, could in future store and process information very efficiently. They could also be the basis for high-frequency components. For the first time, a team ...

A new theory by fluid dynamics experts at the University of California, Berkeley, shows how “zombie vortices” help lead to the birth of a new star. Reporting today (Tuesday, Aug. 20) in the journal ...

University of Chicago physicists have succeeded in creating a vortex knot—a feat akin to tying a smoke ring into a knot. Linked and knotted vortex loops have existed in theory for more than a century, ...

Researchers have new insight about the formation of vortices in a type of quantum fluid, work that could help our comprehension of the physics mystery of how vortex clusters form and provide valuable ...

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When The Big Bang Theory returns with a new episode, “The Psychic Vortex,” on January 11th, we’re in for one heck of a surprise. In one of the most unlikeliest of adventures, Raj and Sheldon head out ...

Berkeley -- A new theory by fluid dynamics experts at the University of California, Berkeley, shows how "zombie vortices" help lead to the birth of a new star. Reporting today (Tuesday, Aug. 20) in ...