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Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias

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Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias. / Rysti, J.; Mäkinen, J.T.; Autti, S. et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 127, No. 11, 115702, 10.09.2021.

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Rysti, J, Mäkinen, JT, Autti, S, Kamppinen, T, Volovik, GE & Eltsov, VB 2021, 'Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias', Physical review letters, vol. 127, no. 11, 115702. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.115702

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Rysti, J., Mäkinen, J. T., Autti, S., Kamppinen, T., Volovik, G. E., & Eltsov, V. B. (2021). Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias. Physical review letters, 127(11), Article 115702. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.115702

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Rysti J, Mäkinen JT, Autti S, Kamppinen T, Volovik GE, Eltsov VB. Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias. Physical review letters. 2021 Sept 10;127(11):115702. Epub 2021 Sept 8. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.115702

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Rysti, J. ; Mäkinen, J.T. ; Autti, S. et al. / Suppressing the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism by a Symmetry-Violating Bias. In: Physical review letters. 2021 ; Vol. 127, No. 11.

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abstract = "The formation of topological defects in continuous phase transitions is driven by the Kibble-Zurek mechanism. Here we study the formation of single- and half-quantum vortices during transition to the polar phase of He3 in the presence of a symmetry-breaking bias provided by the applied magnetic field. We find that vortex formation is suppressed exponentially when the length scale associated with the bias field becomes smaller than the Kibble-Zurek length. We thus demonstrate an experimentally feasible shortcut to adiabaticity - an important aspect for further understanding of phase transitions as well as for engineering applications such as quantum computers or simulators. ",
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