Experimental observation of critical topology.

Zhi-Kang Lin, Li-Wei Wang, Ze-Lin Kong, Yao Zhou, Hai-Qing Lin, Xuejia Yu, Shuang Zhang, Jian-Hua Jiang

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Zhi-Kang Lin *State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China.

Li-Wei Wang *School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0467-8327

Ze-Lin Kong *Institute for Quantum Science, School of Physical Science and Technology, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Yao ZhouDepartment of Physics and HK Institute of Quantum Science & Technology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Hai-Qing LinInstitute for Advanced Study in Physics and School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-8030

Xuejia YuSchool of Physics, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China. xuejiayu@eitech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-1463

Shuang ZhangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. shuzhang@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-2333

Jian-Hua JiangState Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China. jhjiang3@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6505-0998

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Abstract

Understanding phases of matter and their transitions stands as a central pursuit in physical sciences, representing a continuously evolving frontier that drives fundamental discovery. Conventional phase transitions are marked by continuous order-parameter evolution and universal critical behaviour, whereas topological phase transitions are defined by abrupt changes of quantized topological invariants-two frameworks long viewed as distinct and even incompatible

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Phase TransitionQuantum MechanicsQuantum TheoryPhonons

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PMID42844408

DOI10.1038/s41586-026-11099-x

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