Author(s): Seong-Ho Shinn, Matteo Massaro, Mithun Thudiyangal, and Adolfo del Campo The Kibble-Zurek mechanism (KZM) predicts the spontaneous formation of topological defects in a continuous phase transition driven at a finite rate. We propose the generation of spontaneous quantum turbulence (SQT) via the KZM during Bose-Einstein condensation induced by a thermal quench. Using nume… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 020402] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026