10.26180/5dd33e1282082 THOMAS GEOFFREY MAWSON THOMAS GEOFFREY MAWSON Topological interactions of two-dimensional non-Abelian quantum vortices in spinor Bose–Einstein condensates Monash University 2019 Vortices Topological quantum computing Bose-Einstein condensates Quantum turbulence Topological excitations Quantum Mechanics Atomic Physics Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 2019-11-19 00:57:52 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Topological_interactions_of_two-dimensional_non-Abelian_quantum_vortices_in_spinor_Bose_Einstein_condensates/10325735 This thesis studies collision and braiding dynamics of types of non-Abelian vortices in ultra-cold atomic gases. It identifies a new kind of collision dynamics for these vortices with potential applications to quantum information processing and storage, as well as quantum turbulence.