topological
adjective
to·po·log·i·cal
ˌtä-pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
1
: of or relating to topology
2
: being or involving properties unaltered under a homeomorphism
continuity and connectedness are topological properties
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There is an object, called a homology, which gives you a lot of topological information about the manifold.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
These systems showcase seemingly paradoxical properties all in one place: chaos and stability; rigidity and flexibility; the presence of intrinsic geometric structure amid an underlying topological wilderness.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2023
Another quasiparticle could help Microsoft get closer to its quantum computer, along with an even newer topological material: the topological superconductor.
—Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
Instead of just copying a polygon on a flat plane, this approach maps copies of polygons onto topological surfaces, doughnuts with one or more holes in them.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Scientists around the world have investigated ways in which topological protection could make quantum computers more robust against outside interference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022
Now, researchers in Germany, China, and Sweden have created a novel magnetic knot inside a material that, unlike previous topological twists, can move in all three dimensions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
One such topological excitation, called a skyrmion, has been observed in multiple materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
Regardless, Frolov at the University of Pittsburgh says that neither demonstration appears to have brought the field closer to the true technological purpose of a topological qubit.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
These systems showcase seemingly paradoxical properties all in one place: chaos and stability; rigidity and flexibility; the presence of intrinsic geometric structure amid an underlying topological wilderness.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2023
Another quasiparticle could help Microsoft get closer to its quantum computer, along with an even newer topological material: the topological superconductor.
—Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
Instead of just copying a polygon on a flat plane, this approach maps copies of polygons onto topological surfaces, doughnuts with one or more holes in them.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Scientists around the world have investigated ways in which topological protection could make quantum computers more robust against outside interference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022
Now, researchers in Germany, China, and Sweden have created a novel magnetic knot inside a material that, unlike previous topological twists, can move in all three dimensions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
One such topological excitation, called a skyrmion, has been observed in multiple materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
Regardless, Frolov at the University of Pittsburgh says that neither demonstration appears to have brought the field closer to the true technological purpose of a topological qubit.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
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