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Stability Of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Skyrmions, Amel Derras-Chouk
Stability Of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Skyrmions, Amel Derras-Chouk
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Magnetic skyrmions are whirls formed by magnetic moments in a crystal. They have attracted attention largely due to their topological protection, which provides an avenue for technology like next-generation memory storage. The idea of topologically protected solutions of a quantum field theory was originally proposed by Tony Skyrme when he developed a model to explain the stability of hadrons in particle physics. His work has extended far beyond his original intent to several areas of condensed matter physics. Here we focus on skyrmions in magnetic materials.
Skyrme's original theory modeled excitations which exist in three spatial dimensions, a requirement for …