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Overview
This review paper describes topologically stable patterns such as vortices, disclinations, dislocations and domain walls in ordered media (superfluids, liquid and solid crystals, magnets). It also introduces the basic notions of homotopic groups theory and the necessary algebraic topology constructions.Synopsis
Describes topologically stable patterns such as vortices, disinclinations, dislocations, and domain walls in ordered media (superfluids, liquid and solid crystals, magnets). It also introduces the basic notions of homotopic group theory and the necessary algebraic topology constructions. The author is one of the inventors of topological classification of defects in a theory of ordered media and this classic paper provides an excellent reference text for postgraduates and researchers.Book Details
Published
October 1, 1998
Publisher
CRC Press
Pages
92
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9789057022722