skyrmions_stable_states (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

skyrmions_stable_states

Caption

Stable states with three, six, and ten skyrmions enclosed in a triangle. The plot shows time-averaged skyrmion positions from experiment (top row) and corresponding computer simulations (bottom row).

Credit

ill./©: Jan Rothörl and Chengkun Song

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Magnetic whirls in confined spaces", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on March 4, 2021.

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