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Optical Möbius Snails Qiang Wang (32383) Pedro A. Quinto-Su (2260195) Xi Xie (310180) Xiangsheng Xie (4481029) Chenghou Tu (8284959) Yijie Shen (5037020) Physics (arXiv) physics.optics (arXiv) The exploration of topological states has emerged as a vibrant frontier across diverse physical systems. Among these, the Möbius strip stands out as a canonical structure that has recently inspired intriguing optical physics.In this work, we extend this concept into the high-dimensional realm by using an optical analogue-the optical Möbius snail. Specifically, employing a skyrmionic beam as the input field, tight focusing yields a continuous family of Möbius strips that exists in three-dimensional space, giving rise to a snail-like polarization topological texture. Furthermore, we demonstrate full-field polarization tomography and achieve switchable control of this optical snail texture by tuning the Skyrme number of the incident skyrmionic beam. Our findings establish a direct bridge between low- and high-dimensional Möbius geometries, opening a new platform for exploring complex spatial topology and tailored light-matter interactions. 2026-09-27T00:00:00Z Text Preprint 10.48550/arXiv.2609.33071 https://figshare.com/articles/preprint/Optical_M_bius_Snails/34033617 CC0