Topology and Physics

The scientific applications of the mathematical field of topology 
continue to astound!

Article from Nature Magazine... 
The Strange Topology That is Reshaping Physics 

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to theoretical physicists whose work established the role of topology in understanding exotic forms of matter...

 Topological Phases of Matter

Mathematical physicist John Baez (Univ. of California, Riverside) 

explains the KT transition in simple language 

with pictures and animation.

 

"Exotic is not a precise scientific term." 

Interview about the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics...

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics 

explained by Professor Michael Fuhrer