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Vortices revealed by synchronization

A study shows that the nucleation of vortices in dipolar supersolids can be revealed by the onset of rotational synchronization.

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Fig. 1: Rotation synchronization triggered by vortex nucleation.

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Lu, YK. Vortices revealed by synchronization. Nat. Phys. 21, 1692–1693 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03066-6

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