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Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal
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- Optical measurements can reveal the hidden collective motion and quantum dynamics of electrons inside a Wigner crystal
- In a Wigner crystal, electrons behave in an unusual way
- Rather than moving independently, strongly interacting electrons confined to a two-dimensional plane can arrange themselves into a repeating lattice similar to the atoms in an ordinary crystal
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Optical measurements can reveal the hidden collective motion and quantum dynamics of electrons inside a Wigner crystal. In a Wigner crystal, electrons behave in an unusual way. Rather than moving independently, strongly interacting electrons confined to a two-dimensional plane can arrange themselves into a repeating lattice similar to the atoms in an ordinary crystal. Researchers [...]
