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General Category => Matters of Life and The Universe => Topic started by: Zzzptm on August 16, 2023, 12:20:44 PM
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Wait, what? :wtf:
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Gentlemen, I give to you The Wigner Crystal! Executive summary of the article linked below: 90 years ago, Eugene Wigner mathematically described a phenomenon wherein free electrons party with each other without inviting any other subatomic particle. Recently, scientists captured an image of electrons engaged in such a party!
https://gizmodo.com/electrons-wigner-crystal-image-physics-1851402898 (https://gizmodo.com/electrons-wigner-crystal-image-physics-1851402898)
The full meaning of life, the collective meaning of all human desires, is fundamentally a mystery beyond our grasp. - Eugene Wigner
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And if the density is increased, they can get an electron liquid.
Wow.