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Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates

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Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates. / Baio, Giuseppe; Wheeler, Matthew T.; Hall, D. S. et al.
In: Physical Review Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, 013046, 12.01.2024.

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Baio, G, Wheeler, MT, Hall, DS, Ruostekoski, J & Borgh, MO 2024, 'Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates', Physical Review Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 013046. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013046

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Baio, G., Wheeler, M. T., Hall, D. S., Ruostekoski, J., & Borgh, M. O. (2024). Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review Research, 6(1), Article 013046. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013046

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Baio G, Wheeler MT, Hall DS, Ruostekoski J, Borgh MO. Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review Research. 2024 Jan 12;6(1):013046. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013046

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Baio, Giuseppe ; Wheeler, Matthew T. ; Hall, D. S. et al. / Topological interfaces crossed by defects and textures of continuous and discrete point group symmetries in spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensates. In: Physical Review Research. 2024 ; Vol. 6, No. 1.

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