Lei Yu

1 articles · 11 co-authors · latest: 2026-07-03
476 citations · h-index 8 · 17 papersData: Semantic Scholar

We have retold 1 papers by this author. 1 of them with a full read. most often about: Water, topological defect, spontaneous symmetry breaking. 11 co-authors across our retellings.

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Materials2026-07-032 minarXiv:2607.03465
Freezing Chaos: How Cubic Ice Builds Symmetry
In water cooled to –40°C, a paradoxical pause sets in: perfect hexagonal ice is in no hurry to form. Instead, a disordered structure with interspersed cubic layers emerges — a real cradle for future symmetry, brimming with disorder yet already charged with hidden architecture.