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Stable knot-like structures in classical field theory

Lyudvig Dmitrievich Faddeev, Antti J. Niemi

Nature · 1997 · 720 citations · 9 references

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Quantum field theory and the Jones polynomial

Edward Witten · Communications in Mathematical Physics · 1989 · 4.9K citations

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Vortex formation in neutron-irradiated superfluid 3He as an analogue of cosmological defect formation

V. M. H. Ruutu, V. B. Eltsov, A. Gill et al. · Nature · 1996 · 599 citations · Full text

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Laboratory simulation of cosmic string formation in the early Universe using superfluid 3He

Christopher Bäuerle, Yu. M. Bunkov, S. N. Fisher et al. · Nature · 1996 · 516 citations

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The Cosmological Kibble Mechanism in the Laboratory: String Formation in Liquid Crystals

Mark J. Bowick, L. Chandar, E. A. Schiff et al. · Science · 1994 · 391 citations · Full text

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VI.—<i>On Vortex Motion</i>

William Thomson · Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh · 1868 · 215 citations · Full text

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