Left parts of a,b: Sketch showing the epitaxy of YVO3 on different facets of a YAlO3 substrate. The latter are shown as orange cubes, with purple faces indicating the orthorhombic…
Category: Physics
Researchers uncover link between quantum information theory and particle and condensed matter physics
by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo A summary of this study showing that any operation of non-invertible symmetries is a quantum…
Why did Louis de Broglie, Nobel laureate in physics, abandon his own pilot wave theory?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This week marks the centenary of the French physicist Louis de Broglie’s doctoral thesis, which later earned him a Nobel prize for “his discovery of the…
Experts encourage focus on two-state systems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching…
Capturing complex atoms in optical tweezers
Part of the experimental set-up with the cylindrical oven and the apparatus for cooling of erbium atoms. The light from the cyan laser is used to trap the particles. Credit:…
Extending classical black hole inequalities into the quantum realm
Scientists are exploring the effects of quantum phenomena on black hole dynamics. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman, cmglee. A recent study in Physical Review Letters explores quantum effects…
A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The latest addition to the computational arsenal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is an extraordinary machine with the…
