Eltsov , V B , Nissinen , J & Volovik , G E 2019 , ' Lessons from topological superfluids : Safe and dangerous routes to antispacetime ' , Europhysics News , vol. 50 , no. 5-6 , pp. 34-37 . https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2019504
Abstract:
All realistic second order phase transitions are undergone at finite transition rate and are therefore non-adiabatic. In symmetry-breaking phase transitions the non-adiabatic processes, as predicted by Kibble and Zurek [1, 2], lead to the formation of topological defects (the so-called Kibble-Zurek mechanism). The exact nature of the resultingdefects depends on the detailed symmetry-breaking pattern.