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…
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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…