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SUBMITTER: Sugawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561486 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sugawa Seiji S Salces-Carcoba Francisco F Perry Abigail R AR Yue Yuchen Y Spielman I B IB
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20180601 6396
Topological order is often quantified in terms of Chern numbers, each of which classifies a topological singularity. Here, inspired by concepts from high-energy physics, we use quantum simulation based on the spin degrees of freedom of atomic Bose-Einstein condensates to characterize a singularity present in five-dimensional non-Abelian gauge theories-a Yang monopole. We quantify the monopole in terms of Chern numbers measured on enclosing manifolds: Whereas the well-known first Chern number van ...[more]