Scientists Observe “Quasiparticles” in Classical Systems for the First Time
Since the advent of quantum mechanics, the field of physics has been divided into two distinct areas: classical physics and quantum physics. Classical physics deals…
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Physicists Create First Quasiparticle Bose-Einstein Condensate – The Mysterious “Fifth State” of Matter
Physicists have created the first Bose-Einstein condensate — the mysterious “fifth state” of matter — made from quasiparticles. These are entities that do not count…
Physicists Successfully Create a New Type of Quasiparticle
City College of New York physicists have created a new magnetic quasiparticle. The City College of New York’s Center for Discovery and Innovation and the…
Finding Quasars: Important but Extremely Rare Extragalactic Objects Are Now Easier to Spot
Astrophysicists have developed a new method for finding changing-looking quasars – important but extremely rare objects in deep space. Astrophysicists from the University of Bath…
How Do Quasiparticles Die? A Quantum Physics Whodunit
What causes quasiparticle death? In large systems of interacting particles in quantum mechanics, an intriguing phenomenon often emerges: groups of particles begin to behave like…
Electron-Electron Interactions are Critical to Graphene’s Extraordinary Properties
Results from a new study by physicists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provide experimental support to the theory that interactions between electrons are critical…
Repeating Patterns Dictate Optical Properties of Nanoparticle Arrays
A newly published study from scientists at Rice University found patterns in the way that surface plasmons influence each other in chains of gold nanoparticles….
Physicists Realize New Quasiparticle in Ultracold Quantum Gas
Physicists at the University of Innsbruck have succeeded for the first time in experimentally realizing a new quasiparticle, a repulsive polaron, in an ultracold quantum…
