Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo two-dimensional systems
gptkbp:describes Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless transition
gptkbp:explains topological phase transition
vortex-antivortex pair unbinding
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless theory
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:topological_quantum_computing
gptkbp:mathematicalConcepts vortices
topological defects
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:J._Michael_Kosterlitz
gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkb:Vadim_Berezinskii
gptkbp:NobelPrizeConnection gptkb:2016_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:predicts quasi-long-range order
absence of conventional long-range order in 2D systems
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:XY_model
superconductivity
superfluidity
thin films
gptkbp:yearProposed 1971
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kosterlitz–Thouless_transition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6