Vortex knots in tangled quantum eigenfunctions

Strings or long chains are prone to knotting. Here, the authors demonstrate that the vortex structure of quantum wavefunctions, such as that in a simple harmonic oscillator, can also contain knots, whose topological complexity can be a descriptor of the spatial order of the system.

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Autores principales:	Alexander J. Taylor, Mark R. Dennis
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2016
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:540015389af24952b165a1573aa2b31d2021-12-02T14:39:11ZVortex knots in tangled quantum eigenfunctions10.1038/ncomms123462041-1723https://doaj.org/article/540015389af24952b165a1573aa2b31d2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12346https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Strings or long chains are prone to knotting. Here, the authors demonstrate that the vortex structure of quantum wavefunctions, such as that in a simple harmonic oscillator, can also contain knots, whose topological complexity can be a descriptor of the spatial order of the system.Alexander J. TaylorMark R. DennisNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
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description	Strings or long chains are prone to knotting. Here, the authors demonstrate that the vortex structure of quantum wavefunctions, such as that in a simple harmonic oscillator, can also contain knots, whose topological complexity can be a descriptor of the spatial order of the system.
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Vortex knots in tangled quantum eigenfunctions

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