Half-Skyrmion Spin Textures In Polariton Microcavities
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P. Cilibrizzi, ∗ H. Sigurdsson, 3 T.C.H. Liew, H. Ohadi, A. Askitopoulos, S. Brodbeck, C. Schneider, I. A. Shelykh, 3 S. Höfling, 5 J. Ruostekoski, and P. Lagoudakis School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 637371, Singapore Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhagi-3, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland Technische Physik, Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Research Center for Complex Material Systems, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom (Dated: July 15, 2016)
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