Abstract
This article is an extended version of a talk given at the March 2019 meeting of the American Physical Society, in connection with the award to the author of the 2019 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research. The article will summarize some of the author’s work in areas linked to topological aspects of classical and quantum physics. Topics include quantum Hall effects, as well as the theory of melting in to dimensions and effects of vortex motion in a thin superconductor or a superfluid film.
- Received 24 June 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.92.045001
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- *The 2019 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research was given to Bertand I. Halperin. This paper is given in conjunction with the award.