Topological Aspect and Bifurcation of Disclination Lines in Two—Dimensional Liquid Crystals

Using φ-mapping method and topological current theory, the topological structure and bifurcation ofdisclination lines in two-dimensional liquid crystals are studied. By introducing the strength density and the topologicalcurrent of many disclination lines, the total disclination strength is topologically quantized by the Hopf indices andBrouwer degrees at the singularities of the director field when the Jacobian determinant of director field does not vanish.When the Jacobian determinant vanishes, the origin, annihilation and bifurcation processes of disclination lines arestudied in the neighborhoods of the limit points and bifurcation points, respectively. The branch solutions at the limitpoint and the different directions of all branch curves at the bifurcation point are calculated with the conservation lawof the topological quantum numbers. It is pointed out that a disclination line with a higher strength is unstable and itwill evolve to the lower strength state through the bifurcation process.

Topological Structure of Disclination Lines in 2-Dimensional Liquid Crystals

Using mapping method and topological current theory, the topological structure of disclination lines in 2 dimensional liquid crystals is studied. By introducing the strength density and the topological current of many disclination lines, it is pointed out that the disclination lines are determined by the singulaities of the director field, and topologically quantized by the Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees. Due to the equivalence in physics of the director fields n (x) and n (x) , the Hopf indices can be integers or half integers, representing a generalization of our previous studies of integer Hopf indices.

Topological Defects in Liquid Crystal Films

A topological theory of liquid crystal films in the presence of defects is developed based on the Ф-mapping topological current theory. By generalizing the free-energy density in ＂one-constant＂ approximation, a covariant free- energy density is obtained, from which the U（1） gauge field and the unified topological current for monopoles and strings in liquid crystals are derived. The inner topological structure of these topological defects is characterized by the winding numbers of Ф-mapping.

Topological Aspects of Entropy and Phase Transition of Kerr Black Holest

In the light of topological current and the relationship between the entropy and the Euler characteristic, the topological aspects of entropy and phase transition of Kerr black holes are studied. From Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem, it is shown that the entropy of Kerr black holes is determined by the singularities of the Killing vector field of spacetime. By calculating the Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees of the Killing vector field at the singularities, the entropy S = A/4 for nonextreme Kerr black holes and S = 0 for extreme ones are obtained, respectively. It is also discussed that, with the change of the ratio of mass to angular momentum for unit mass, the Euler characteristic and the entropy of Kerr black holes will change discontinuously when the singularities on Cauchy horizon merge with the singularities on event horizon, which will lead to the first-order phase transition of Kerr black holes.

A novel approach to topological defects in a vector order parameter system

Based on Duan＇s topological current theory,we propose a novel approach to study the topological properties of topological defects in a two-dimensional complex vector order parameter system.This method shows explicitly the fine topological structure of defects.The branch processes of defects in the vector order parameter system have also been investigated with this method.

Topological aspect of Chern-Simons p-branes

By generalizing the topological current of Abelian Chern Simons （CS） vortices, we present a topological tensor current of CS p-branes based on the φ-mapping topological current theory. It is revealed that CS p-branes are located at the isolated zeros of the vector field φ（x）, and the topological structure of CS p-branes is characterized by the winding number of the φ-mappings. Furthermore, the Nambu-Goto action and the equation of motion for multi CS p-branes are obtained.

Knotted Topological Phase Singularities of Electromagnetic Field

In this paper,knotted objects (RS vortices) in the theory of topological phase singularity in electromagneticfield have been investigated in details.By using the Duan's topological current theory,we rewrite the topological currentform of RS vortices and use this topological current we reveal that the Hopf invariant of RS vortices is just the sum ofthe linking and self-linking numbers of the knotted RS vortices.Furthermore,the conservation of the Hopf invariant inthe splitting,the mergence and the intersection processes of knotted RS vortices is also discussed.

Topological aspect of disclinations in two-dimensional crystals

By using topological current theory, this paper studies the inner topological structure of disclinations during the melting of two-dimensional systems. From two-dimensional elasticity theory, it finds that there are topological currents for topological defects in homogeneous equation. The evolution of disclinations is studied, and the branch conditions for generating, annihilating, crossing, splitting and merging of disclinations are given.

Topological Structure and Topological Tensor Current of Gauss-Bonnet-Chern Theorem

We offer an intrinsic theoretical framework to reveal the inner relationships among three theories for Euler characteristic number, including Gauss Bonnet-Chern theorem, Hop-Poincaré theorem and Morse theory. Moreover, we consider the Gauss Bonnet-Chern （GBC） form imbedded in arbitrary higher-dimensional manifold, which suggests a Hodge dual tensor current. We show the brane structure inherent in the GBC tensor current and obtain the generalized Nambu action for the multi branes with quantized topological charge.

A novel fault current limiter topology design based on liquid metal current limiter

The liquid metal current limiter(LMCL)is regarded as a viable solution for reducing the fault current in a power grid.But demonstrating the liquid metal arc plasma self-pinching process of the resistive wall,and reducing the erosion of the LMCL are challenging,not only theoretically,but also practically.In this work,a novel LMCL is designed with a resistive wall that can be connected to the current-limiting circuit inside the cavity.Specifically,a novel fault current limiter(FCL)topology is put forward where the novel LMCL is combined with a fast switch and current-limiting reactor.Further,the liquid metal self-pinch effect is modeled mathematically in three dimensions,and the gas-liquid two-phase dynamic diagrams under different short-circuit currents are obtained by simulation.The simulation results indicate that with the increase of current,the time for the liquid metal-free surface to begin depressing is reduced,and the position of the depression also changes.Different kinds of bubbles formed by the depressions gradually extend,squeeze,and break.With the increase of current,the liquid metal takes less time to break,but breaks still occur at the edge of the channel,forming arc plasma.Finally,relevant experiments are conducted for the novel FCL topology.The arcing process and current transfer process are analyzed in particular.Comparisons of the peak arc voltage,arcing time,current limiting efficiency,and electrode erosion are presented.The results demonstrate that the arc voltage of the novel FCL topology is reduced by more than 4.5times and the arcing time is reduced by more than 12%.The erosions of the liquid metal and electrodes are reduced.Moreover,the current limiting efficiency of the novel FCL topology is improved by 1%–5%.This work lays a foundation for the topology and optimal design of the LMCL.

Topology of Knotted Optical Vortices

Optical vortices as topological objects exist ubiquitously in nature.In this paper,by making use of the Duan's topological current theory,we investigate the topology in the closed and knotted optical vortices.The topological inner structure of the optical vortices are obtained,and the linking of the knotted optical vortices is also given.

Vortex lines in a ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductor

Based on Duan＇s topological current theory,we show that in a ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductor there is a topological defect of string structures which can be interpreted as vortex lines.Such defects are different from the Abrikosov vortices in one-component condensate systems.We investigate the inner topological structure of the vortex lines.The topological charge density,velocity,and topological current of the vortex lines can all be expressed in terms of 未 function,which indicates that the vortices can only arise from the zero points of an order parameter field.The topological charges of vortex lines are quantized in terms of the Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees of-mapping.The divergence of the self-induced magnetic field can be rigorously determined by the corresponding order parameter fields and its expression also takes the form of a 未-like function.Finally,based on the implicit function theorem and the Taylor expansion,we conduct detailed studies on the bifurcation of vortex topological current and find different directions of the bifurcation.

Branch Processes of Regular Magnetic Monopole

In this paper, by making use of Duan＇s topological current theory, the branch process of regular magnetic monopoles is discussed in detail. Regular magnetic monopoles are found generating or annihilating at the limit point and encountering, splitting, or merging at the bifurcation point and the degenerate point systematically of the vector order parameter field φ（x）. Furthermore, it is also shown that when regular magnetic monopoles split or merge at the degenerate point of field function φ, the total topological charges of the regular magnetic monopoles are stilI unchanged.

Evolution of Spiral Waves in Excitable Systems

Spiral waves, whose rotation center can be regarded as a point defect, widely exist in various two-dimensional excitable systems. In this paper, by making use of Duan＇s topological current theory, we obtain the charge density of spiral waves and the topological inner structure of its topological charge. The evolution of spiral wave is also studied from the topological properties of a two-dimensional vector field. The spiral waves are found generating or annihilating at the limit points and encountering, splitting, or merging at the bifurcation points of the two-dimensional vector field. Some applications of our theory are also discussed.

Vortex lines in a ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductor

Based on Duan’s topological current theory,we show that in a ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductor there is a topological defect of string structures which can be interpreted as vortex lines.Such defects are different from the Abrikosov vortices in one-component condensate systems.We investigate the inner topological structure of the vortex lines.The topological charge density,velocity,and topological current of the vortex lines can all be expressed in terms of δ function,which indicates that the vortices can only arise from the zero points of an order parameter field.The topological charges of vortex lines are quantized in terms of the Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees of-mapping.The divergence of the self-induced magnetic field can be rigorously determined by the corresponding order parameter fields and its expression also takes the form of a δ-like function.Finally,based on the implicit function theorem and the Taylor expansion,we conduct detailed studies on the bifurcation of vortex topological current and find different directions of the bifurcation.