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Topological solitons have been studied for decades in classical field theories, and have started recently to impact condensed matter physics. Among those solitons, magnetic skyrmions are two-dimensional particle-like objects with a…

Magnetic hopfions in chiral magnets are topological solitons, localized in three dimensions. But is their localization strong? To address this question we derive an asymptotic expansion for the isolated hopfion's spatial profile. It becomes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Konstantin L. Metlov , Maksim M. Gordei

Three-dimensional topological spin textures have attracted growing interest due to their rich geometry and potential for functional magnetic phenomena. In this work, we propose the concept of symmetry-transforming magnetic models as a novel…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-19 Sandra C Shaju , Maria Azhar , Karin Everschor-Sitte

Hopfions are three-dimensional (3D) topological textures characterized by the integer Hopf invariant $Q_H$. Here, we present the realization of a zero--field, stable hopfion spin texture in a magnetic system consisting of a chiral magnet…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 Yizhou Liu , Roger Lake , Jiadong Zang

Magnetic hopfions are three-dimensional topological solitons with non-zero Hopf index ${\cal H}$ in the vector field of material's local magnetization. In this Letter elliptical stability of hopfions with ${\cal H}=1$ in a classical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-30 Konstantin L. Metlov

Topological spin textures exhibit a hierarchical nature. For instance, magnetic skyrmions, which possess a particle-like nature, can aggregate to form superstructures such as skyrmion strings and skyrmion lattices. Magnetic hopfions are…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-11-04 Shoya Kasai , Kotaro Shimizu , Shun Okumura , Yasuyuki Kato , Yukitoshi Motome

Hopfions are an intriguing class of string-like solitons, named according to a classical topological concept classifying three-dimensional direction fields. The search of hopfions in real physical systems is going on for nearly half a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-12-05 F. N. Rybakov , N. S. Kiselev , A. B. Borisov , L. Döring , C. Melcher , S. Blügel

Magnetic hopfions are non-collinear spin textures that are characterized by an integer topological invariant, called Hopf index. The three-dimensional magnetic solitons can be thought of as a tube with a twisted magnetization that has been…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-22 Börge Göbel , Samir Lounis

Spatial topology endows topological solitons, such as skyrmions and hopfions, with fascinating dynamics. However, the temporal dimension has so far provided a passive stage on which topological solitons evolve. Here we construct spacetime…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-17 R. Knapman , T. Tausendpfund , S. A. Díaz , K. Everschor-Sitte

A magnetic Skyrmion is a stable two-dimensional nanoparticle describing a localized winding of the magnetization in certain magnetic materials. Skyrmions are the subject of intense experimental and theoretical investigation and have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Paul Sutcliffe

Magnetic hopfions are topologically protected three-dimensional solitons that are constituted by a tube which exhibits a topologically nontrivial spin texture in the cross-section profile and is closed to a torus. Here we show that the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-17 Börge Göbel , Collins Ashu Akosa , Gen Tatara , Ingrid Mertig

Magnetic hopfions are three-dimensional topological solitons -- knotted, vortex-like spin configurations. In chiral magnets, hopfions can appear as isolated structures or they can be linked to skyrmion strings. Previous studies employed a…

Magnetic hopfions are three-dimensional localized magnetic topological solitons which can exist in the bulk of magnetic materials. Based on a Ritz model for magnetic hopfions in a chiral magnet, the unpolarized magnetic small-angle neutron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-17 Konstantin L. Metlov , Andreas Michels

Magnetic hopfion is three-dimensional (3D) topological soliton with novel spin structure that would enable exotic dynamics. Here we study the current driven 3D dynamics of a magnetic hopfion with unit Hopf index in a frustrated magnet.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-01 Yizhou Liu , Wentao Hou , Xiufeng Han , Jiadong Zang

Magnetic hopfions are localized magnetic solitons with a nonzero 3D topological charge (Hopf index). Herein, an analytical calculation of the magnetic hopfion gyrovector is presented and it is shown that it does not vanish even in an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-06 Dariia Popadiuk , Elena Tartakovskaya , Maciej Krawczyk , Kostyantyn Guslienko

Magnetic hopfions are string-like three-dimensional topological solitons, characterised by the Hopf invariant. They serve as a fundamental prototype for three-dimensional magnetic quasi-particles and are an inspiration for novel device…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-15 Moritz Sallermann , Hannes Jónsson , Stefan Blügel

Magnetic hopfions are three-dimensional localized topological solitons in the volume of a magnet. In this work, starting with a classical free energy density of a helimagnet, an approximate variational model of hopfions is studied. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-10 Konstantin L. Metlov

Three-dimensional (3D) magnetic textures attract great attention from researchers due to their fascinating structures and dynamic behaviors. Magnetic hopfion is a prominent example of 3D magnetic textures. Here, we numerically study the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-23 Shuang Li , Jing Xia , Laichuan Shen , Xichao Zhang , Motohiko Ezawa , Yan Zhou

Two-dimensional topological solitons, commonly called Skyrmions, are extensively studied in solid-state magnetic nanostructures and promise many spintronics applications. However, three-dimensional topological solitons dubbed hopfions have…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-11-02 Jung-Shen B. Tai , Ivan I. Smalyukh

Topological particle-like excitations such as skyrmions and hopfions offer rich opportunities for spintronic and photonic applications. While skyrmions have been extensively studied, the stabilization mechanisms and phase behavior of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 Andrey O. Leonov , Takayuki Shigenaga
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