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ArticleNature communications2026

Redefining topological robustness in optical polarization fields through a generalized skyrmion number.

An Aloysius Wang, Yifei Ma, Zimo Zhao, Yuxi Cai, Stephen M Morris, Honghui He, Zhenwei Xie, Peng Shi, Yijie Shen, Anatoly V Zayats and 2 more

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An Aloysius WangDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. aloysius.wang@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-3537
Yifei MaDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-5687
Zimo ZhaoDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-2699
Yuxi CaiDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Stephen M MorrisDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-9225
Honghui HeGuangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-7433
Zhenwei XieNanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4526-9746
Peng ShiNanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-9412
Yijie ShenDivision of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6700-9902
Anatoly V ZayatsDepartment of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-4087
Xiaocong YuanNanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2605-9003
Chao HeDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. chao.he@eng.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9654-830X

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Abstract

Skyrmions are important topologically non-trivial fields characteristic of models spanning scales from the microscopic to the cosmological. However, the skyrmion number can only be defined for fields with specific boundary conditions, limiting its use in broader contexts. Here, we address this issue through a generalized notion of the skyrmion derived from the de Rham cohomology of compactly supported forms. This allows for the definition of an entirely new

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