SFB-Kolloquium Pfleiderer

Colloquium: Topological Magnetic Order far from Equilibrium

Topological spin textures in chiral magnets such as skyrmions attract great interest as a possible route towards spintronics devices. Central to the suitability for applications are the mechanisms controlling the long-term stability and decay processes. Starting from the spectrum of low-lying excitations the effects of kinetic arrest and supercooling will be compared with strongly driven non-equilibrium dynamics. These identify topological magnetic order far from equilibrium as an exciting approach for the exploration of the fundamentals of topological protection and in the search for dynamically stabilized electronic phases.