News tagged with quantum phase

The day the universe froze: New dark energy model includes cosmological phase transition

Imagine a time when the entire universe froze. According to a new model for dark energy, that is essentially what happened about 11.5 billion years ago, when the universe was a quarter of the size it is today.

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (23) | comments 16

Exerting better control over matter waves

(PhysOrg.com) -- “The concept of matter waves is at the heart of quantum mechanics,” Oliver Morsch tells PhysOrg.com. “At the beginning of the last century, scientists discovered that solid particles could exhibit proper ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 15 feature

Observing the Quantum Hall Effect in 'Real' Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- When water transforms into steam, or magnetized iron changes to demagnetized iron, Katsushi Hashimoto explains to PhysOrg.com, a phase transition is taking place: “Classical phase transitions…often share ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 5 feature


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