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Abstract
We review the interpretation of Whitehead products in homotopy theory as an entanglement of topological defects in ordered media.
期刊介绍:
Liquid Crystals Reviews publishes review articles on all aspects of liquid crystal fundamentals and applied science, including experimental and theoretical studies of physical and chemical properties, molecular design and synthesis and engineering of liquid crystal devices. The Journal fosters cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, encouraging authors to present material at a level accessible to specialists from other fields of science and engineering. Liquid Crystals Reviews provides the scientific community, in both academia and industry, with a publication of standing, guaranteed by the Editors and by the International Editorial Board who are active scientists in the worldwide liquid crystal community.