They are called topological insulators and conduct electricity by harnessing a quantum-mechanical property of electrons called spin. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Science Express, show a clear signature of what is called a topological insulator, a material that enables the free flow of electrons across its surface with no loss of energy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
In the static state, pressure is proportional to - rho … which, again, is a kind of topological condition in the spin foam constructions. From Wordnik.com. [Boltzmann’s Anthropic Brain] Reference
I’ve discussed the idea of topological defects before, over at Orange Quark, so let me start by repeating that description. From Wordnik.com. [Embedded in Montreal] Reference
"Thus, these numbers do indeed depend on the algebraic structure of a variety, and are not determined by coarser, so-called topological properties. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Many of the "topological" materials, such as antimony, have been important in the world economy; however, their unusual surface conduction previously had not been examined. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
'topological' distortion of the natural instinct which finds satisfaction in a natural consumption of its object. From Wordnik.com. ['The Abyss of the Past': Psychoanalysis in Schelling's Ages of the World (1815)] Reference
This depends upon what you mean by topological defect. From Wordnik.com. [A Dark, Misleading Force] Reference
Some of those topological defects I mentioned above may be an example. From Wordnik.com. [Constraints and Signatures in Particle Cosmology] Reference
They will end up with building plans located on a precise topological map. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Waka' - Session 2] Reference
So make q-bits out of topological degrees of freedom of a physical system. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Report: New Strides on the Road to a Quantum Computer] Reference
This is a topological difference that predicate entailment does not represent. From Wordnik.com. [Determinates vs. Determinables] Reference
Bernhard Riemann (182666) introduced topological considerations into analysis. From Wordnik.com. [4. Science and Learning] Reference
What is really interesting for our purposes is the topological facts hiding here. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Report: New Strides on the Road to a Quantum Computer] Reference
The category Top with objects topological spaces and morphisms continuous functions. From Wordnik.com. [Category Theory] Reference
Because of this topological awkwardness Damogran has always remained a deserted planet. From Wordnik.com. [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]
Moreover, they are inherently topological in their definition and rather clean to study. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Report: New Strides on the Road to a Quantum Computer] Reference
The most recent of these is “A quantization of topological M theory”, hep-th/0503140, Nucl. From Wordnik.com. [The String Theory Backlash] Reference
As far as I can tell, CDT, as described in 0505154, requires a choice of a topological background. From Wordnik.com. [The Landscape - For Real This Time] Reference
In the model system above, the topological defect is point-like - it is just a single point in space. From Wordnik.com. [Embedded in Montreal] Reference
Predicate entailment fails to capture a topological difference between the Dakotas and the North States. From Wordnik.com. [Determinates vs. Determinables] Reference
Does your theory contain any new topological defects, such as monopoles, domain walls or cosmic strings?. From Wordnik.com. [Constraints and Signatures in Particle Cosmology] Reference
"Easier still to express what you want to remember as a topological relationship," Amain said impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [Cities In Flight]
These few pencils, and particularly the one at the center, represent what is meant by a topological defect. From Wordnik.com. [Embedded in Montreal] Reference
It seemed to have no beginning and no end, and have no place for slack to form: a topological impossibility. From Wordnik.com. [Orphans of Chaos] Reference
But it is also a generalized topological space, thus providing a direct connection between logic and geometry. From Wordnik.com. [Category Theory] Reference
There are also other, field-theoretic, ways of localizing matter on a submanifold, by using a topological defect. From Wordnik.com. [Identifying Dark Matter] Reference
Little by little we carted our entire establishment (including most of the buildings) across the topological abyss. From Wordnik.com. [ncunuabula: Catalogue of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Curiosa, Conspiracy Theory, Frontier Science & Alternative Worlds from Emory Cranston Part II] Reference
ITs topological visual synchromesh means silvered glass does not function for IT, but humans can view their own image. From Wordnik.com. [If IT Were YOU] Reference
In topology the operation that sends a subset of a topological space to its topological closure is a closure operator. From Wordnik.com. [Propositional Consequence Relations and Algebraic Logic] Reference
Africa has high termite diversity of about 1,000 different species, reflecting its topological and climatological diversity. From Wordnik.com. [Chemical use in Africa~ opportunities and risks] Reference
"The Bekenstein bound, topological quantum field theory and pluralistic quantum field theory", Penn State preprint CGPG-95/8-7. From Wordnik.com. [Relational Quantum Mechanics] Reference
The bison know a lot about Longfellow and wisteria and patrimony, the piscine nuance of the clouds, God's topological integument. From Wordnik.com. [The Bison's Alimony] Reference
Switch between navigation, a satellite-based compass, and a topological view that will confirm that you are, indeed, on top of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Fetish: Truly Wire-Free Earbuds, Glove-Friendly GPS Handheld, Tough-as-Nails Videocam] Reference
Ned Wright noted this work on his site, with an implied disclaimer … COBE eliminated the possibility of topological defects in the CMB. From Wordnik.com. [A Dark, Misleading Force] Reference
Note that also the two ideas Jacques mentioned above to define N = 4 on the lattice (topological twist and deconstruction) are also deeply rooted in string theory. From Wordnik.com. [Our First Guest Blogger - Lawrence Krauss] Reference
Without the Electoral College, it would all be one undifferentiated mass, like one of those boring topological maps that show only mountain ranges or North America in the Ice Age. From Wordnik.com. [David Margolick: Boola-Boola for the Electoral College] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.