Kosterlitz–Thouless transition

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phase transition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs KT transition
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:XY_model
two-dimensional systems
superfluid films
thin superconducting films
gptkbp:characterizedBy vortex-antivortex pair unbinding
gptkbp:describes topological phase transition
gptkbp:doesNotInvolve spontaneous symmetry breaking
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1973
gptkbp:form gptkb:Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless_theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kosterlitz–Thouless transition
gptkbp:involves topological order
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkb:John_M._Kosterlitz
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:2016_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:relatedTo Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless transition
gptkbp:temperature critical temperature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5