"Theoretical Description of Topological Water Wave Structures by Researchers"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Phys.org
Researchers at RIKEN have provided a theoretical framework for describing various topological wave structures in water waves, such as vortices and skyrmions, which have not been systematically studied before. Their work, published in Physical Review Letters, outlines four different types of topological wave structures and could inform future experiments aimed at emulating these phenomena. The study shows that classical water waves can exhibit topologically nontrivial structures with interesting physical properties, paving the way for new research in fluid mechanics and potential applications in microfluidic manipulation and modeling complex wave phenomena.