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Topology and Geometry in Condensed Matter

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There is an old joke among mathematicians. It goes that way (Renteln and Dundes, Not Am Math Soc, 52, 24–34, 2005, [1]): A mathematician was asked: What is a topologist? Someone for whom there is no difference between a doughnut and a coffee cup with a handle.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modélisation, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 95302, Cergy-Pontoise, France

    Rossen Dandoloff

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

    Sanju Gupta

  2. Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    Avadh Saxena

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Dandoloff, R. (2018). Topology and Geometry in Condensed Matter. In: Gupta, S., Saxena, A. (eds) The Role of Topology in Materials. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 189. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76596-9_2

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