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Chinese discovery of doughnut-like topology at tipping points breaks physics convention

· By Chao Kong
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Chinese physicists have discovered that a tipping point – a threshold where a physical system rapidly shifts states – can possess a smooth mathematical structure resembling a doughnut’s hole, challenging a belief that the two phenomena must be studied separately. For decades, mainstream physicists have mostly treate…

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