(Alasabyss/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus)Quantum entanglement, a cornerstone of modern physics, involves correlating two or more unmeasured particles so that their properties intertwine and mirror each other. When one particle is measured, its counterpart’s corresponding properties instantly solidify, even when the two are separated by vast distances.In a groundbreaking development, physicists have introduced a bold...
Credit: PixabayMeasuring time in our world of ticking clocks and swinging pendulums is as straightforward as counting seconds between "then" and "now."However, at the quantum scale, where electrons buzz unpredictably, "then" becomes difficult to pinpoint, and "now" often dissolves into uncertainty. In such cases, a traditional stopwatch is simply ineffective.A potential answer may lie...
Credit: PixabayOlder mathematical theories may finally clarify the behavior of granular materials, which can act as solids or flow like liquids unpredictably.Consider the sand in an hourglass versus the sand on a beach. When poured slowly through a narrow opening, materials like sand, rice, or coffee flow easily. However, pouring or compressing these materials...
Measurement of magnetic Moment of the electron: (a) Cryogenic system supports a 50 mK electron trap upon a 4.2 K solenoid to provide a very stable B. (b) Silver electrodes of a cylindrical Penning trap. (c) Quantum spin and cyclotron energy levels were used for measurement. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.071801Physicists from Havard University and Northwestern college have worked out...
