Defect Generation

Some articles on defect generation, defects, generation:

Wojciech H. Zurek
... especially decoherence and non-equilibrium dynamics of symmetry breaking and resulting defect generation (known as Kibble-Zurek mechanism) ... Kibble) a paradigmatic framework for understanding defect generation in non-equilibrium processes, particularly, for understanding topological defects generated when a ... structure formation in early Universe to vortex generation in superfluids ...

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