Non-Abelian vortices represent a fascinating class of topological defects arising in gauge theories that exhibit spontaneous symmetry breaking. These vortices differ markedly from their Abelian ...

Phase shift: Images showing interference patterns (top) and a “Wilson loop” (bottom) were produced by the researchers to confirm the presence of non-Abelian gauge fields. (Courtesy: MIT) For the first ...

The Aharonov-Bohm Effect, an exotic physical phenomenon, has been directly observed for the first time, following decades of attempts. The finding could lead to topological phases, and eventually to ...