Kibble-Zurek Mechanism
Phase transition quench → topological defect formation. Defect density ∝ quench rate^(ν/(1+νz))
Controls
Quench rate τ_Q:
50
Grid size:
80
Noise amplitude:
0.30
⚡ Run Quench
↺ Reset
Temperature:
—
Step:
—
Defects (+):
—
Defects (−):
—
Total defects:
—
Kibble-Zurek scaling:
ξ̂ ∝ τ_Q^(ν/(1+νz))
n_def ∝ ξ̂^(−d) ∝ τ_Q^(−νd/(1+νz))
Arrows show XY-model director field.
±½ vortices marked with circles.