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Hmmm, interesting. If I understand correctly this is a breakthrough in our understanding of the underlying physics related to superconductivity. Which could pot
by InclinedPlane 11y ago
Hmmm, interesting. If I understand correctly this is a breakthrough in our understanding of the underlying physics related to superconductivity. Which could potentially lead not just to an improved understanding of superconductivity and toward new kinds of superconductors but also to new electronic phenomena in metals which might possibly be equally as interesting. This is a significant breakthrough in condensed matter physics, which may end up being one brick of a foundation of theoretical models which form the basis of a vastly superior understanding of matter compared to what we have today. Which might potentially enable uses that we cannot even envision today. Pretty exciting stuff.
- selimthegrim 11y agoWell this is debatable. These anomalies figure into the so-called nodal gap in the antiferromagnetic, not the superconducting phase, of certain high temperature superconductors. There is hope that this might spread light on the nature of superconductivity.
- InclinedPlane 11y agoRight. There's a lot of maybes and potentially with this research. It's something new and interesting but how much it will allow us to unlock some of the secrets of condensed matter physics that have so far eluded us remains to be proven.