Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless theory
                        
                            GPTKB entity
                        
                    
                Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:physical_phenomenon | 
| gptkbp:appliesTo | two-dimensional systems | 
| gptkbp:describes | phase transitions | 
| gptkbp:explains | gptkb:superfluid_transition_in_thin_helium_films absence of conventional long-range order in 2D systems superconducting transition in thin films | 
| gptkbp:field | condensed matter physics | 
| gptkbp:involves | gptkb:vortex-antivortex_pairs topological phase transition | 
| gptkbp:mathematicalConcepts | renormalization group topological order vortex unbinding | 
| gptkbp:NobelPrizeConnection | gptkb:2016_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics | 
| gptkbp:proposedBy | gptkb:J._Michael_Kosterlitz gptkb:David_J._Thouless gptkb:Vadim_Berezinskii | 
| gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:XY_model topological defects | 
| gptkbp:yearProposed | 1971 | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless theory |