Methods of topological obstruction theory in condensed matter physics

DOI10.1007/BF01205936zbMath0635.55022MaRDI QIDQ1097542

B. George

Publication date: 1986

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

obstruction theory; condensed (ordered) media; groups of broken and unbroken symmetry of the medium; homotopic classification of maps; relative topological textures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

55S35: Obstruction theory in algebraic topology

74A99: Generalities, axiomatics, foundations of continuum mechanics of solids

55S37: Classification of mappings in algebraic topology