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hopfion

hopfion noun: a knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit vector field that cannot be unknotted without cutting.

Noun

hopfion (plural hopfions)

  1. A knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit vector field that cannot be unknotted without cutting
    • Importantly, we find that the hopfion can be stabilized in a simple parabolic trap, without the need for trap rotation or inhomogeneous interactions.2015, R.N. Bisset, Wenlong Wang, C. Ticknor, R. Carretero-Gonzalez, D.J. Frantzeskakis, L.A. Collins, P.G. Kevrekidis, “Robust Vortex Lines, Vortex Rings and Hopfions in 3D Bose-Einstein...

Forms of hopfion

pluralhopfions

Origin of hopfion

Blend of Hopfian + soliton.

Words formed from hopfion

Questions about hopfion

What does hopfion mean?
Hopfion means a knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit vector field that cannot be unknotted without cutting.
What part of speech is hopfion?
Hopfion is a noun.
What is the plural of hopfion?
The plural of hopfion is hopfions.

Words near hopfion in the dictionary

  1. Hopfian
  2. hopfield
  3. Hopfield network
  4. Hopfield networks
  5. hopfields
  6. hopfion
  7. hopfionic
  8. hopfions
  9. Hopfs
  10. Hopgood
  11. Hopgoods

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