Quantised Vortices
A Handbook of Topological Excitations
Published on 5. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
159 pages
978-1-64327-123-1 (ISBN)
Description
Vortices comprising swirling motion of matter are observable in classical systems at all scales ranging from atomic size to the scale of galaxies.
In quantum mechanical systems, such vortices are robust entities whose behaviours are governed by the strict rules of topology. The physics of quantum vortices is pivotal to basic science of quantum turbulence and high temperature superconductors, and underpins emerging quantum technologies including topological quantum computation. This handbook is aimed at providing a dictionary style portal to the fascinating quantum world of vortices.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64327-123-1 (9781643271231)
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Tapio Simula was awarded a D.Sc.(Tech.) degree in 2003 by the Helsinki University of Technology. His research interests include the physics of quantum vortices and superfluidity in Bose--Einstein condensates. He is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.